HCPCS 63045

Laminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve root[s], [eg, spinal or lateral recess stenosis]), single vertebral segment; cervical

AI EXPLANATION: A cervical laminectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the neck to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerves. During this operation, a surgeon removes a small portion of the bone on the back of a neck vertebra, called the lamina, and may also widen nearby nerve pathways or adjust small joint structures to give compressed nerve tissue more room.