CPT 22010–22999 codes: Surgery: musculoskeletal system

This range contains 107 CPT Category I codes in the 2026 CMS fee schedule data, 104 of which carry work RVUs. Select a code to see its full RVU breakdown, Medicare status and related codes.

  • CPT 22010 — Draining an infected pocket next to the spine (neck to mid-back) (12.43 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22015 — Cutting open and draining an abscess near the middle or lower back spine (12.32 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22100 — Removing part of a neck vertebra (10.73 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22101 — Removing part of a mid-back vertebra (10.80 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22102 — Removing part of a lower-back vertebra (10.80 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22103 — Add-on: removing part of an additional vertebra (2.28 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22110 — Removing part of a neck vertebra for tumor or infection (13.65 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22112 — Removing part of a mid-back vertebra for tumor or infection (13.72 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22114 — Removing part of a lower-back vertebra for tumor or infection (13.72 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22116 — Add-on: removing part of an additional vertebra for tumor or infection (2.26 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22206 — Three-column bone cut of a mid-back vertebra to correct spine curvature (36.25 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22207 — Three-column bone cut of a lower-back vertebra to correct spine curvature (35.76 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22208 — Add-on: three-column bone cut of an additional vertebra (9.42 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22210 — Bone cut of one neck vertebra to correct spine alignment (24.75 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22212 — Cutting into one middle-back vertebra during surgery (20.47 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22214 — Cutting into one lower-back vertebra during surgery (20.49 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22216 — Add-on: cutting into an additional spinal bone during surgery (5.88 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22220 — Bone cut through the front of one neck vertebra to correct alignment (22.37 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22222 — Bone cut through the front of one mid-back vertebra to correct alignment (22.51 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22224 — Bone cut through the front of one lower-back vertebra to correct alignment (22.51 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22226 — Add-on: bone cut through the front of each additional vertebra (5.88 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22310 — Setting a broken spine bone without needing to reposition it by hand (3.36 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22315 — Setting a broken spine bone that requires repositioning by hand (9.86 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22318 — Repair of a broken upper-neck peg bone without a graft (22.15 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22319 — Repair of a broken upper-neck peg bone with a graft (24.70 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22325 — Open surgical repair of a lumbar spine fracture (19.37 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22326 — Open surgical repair of a neck spine fracture (20.32 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22327 — Setting a broken middle-back vertebra without full open surgery (20.25 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22328 — Add-on: open surgical repair of each additional spine fracture (4.49 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22505 — Manipulation of the spine under anesthesia (1.82 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22510 — Vertebroplasty: injecting cement into a broken neck or mid-back vertebra (7.70 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22511 — Vertebroplasty: injecting cement into a broken lower-back vertebra (7.15 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22512 — Add-on: injecting cement into an additional vertebra (3.90 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22513 — Kyphoplasty: cement injection with balloon to restore a broken vertebra (mid-back) (8.43 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22514 — Injecting cement into a fractured lumbar vertebra to stabilize it (7.79 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22515 — Add-on: kyphoplasty on each additional vertebra (3.90 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22526 — Heat treatment of a single spinal disc through the skin (5.70 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22527 — Heat treatment of one or more spinal discs through the skin (2.95 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22532 — Spine fusion between two mid-back vertebrae from the side, without opening the chest (25.34 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22533 — Spine fusion between two lower-back vertebrae from the side (24.17 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22534 — Add-on: side-approach spine fusion for each additional level (5.84 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22548 — Front-approach fusion of the top two neck vertebrae (26.38 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22551 — Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion, single interspace (24.38 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22552 — Each additional disc level fused through a front approach to the cervical spine (add-on) (6.34 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22554 — Front-approach fusion between two neck vertebrae including disc removal (17.25 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22556 — Front-approach fusion between two mid-back vertebrae including disc removal (24.08 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22558 — Fusion of the lumbar spine through a front approach, one disc level (22.94 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22585 — Each additional disc level fused through a front approach to the cervical spine (5.38 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22586 — Pre-sacral (through pelvis) fusion at the L5-S1 spine level (27.42 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22590 — Back-of-neck fusion at the skull-neck junction (21.22 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22595 — Fusing the top two neck vertebrae together from behind (20.12 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22600 — Fusion of the cervical spine from the back, one disc level (16.97 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22610 — Fusing one segment of the middle back from behind (16.85 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22612 — Fusion of the lumbar spine from the back, one disc level (22.94 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22614 — Each additional level of posterior spinal fusion (6.27 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22630 — Back-approach fusion between two lower-back vertebrae with disc removal (21.54 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22632 — Add-on: back-approach fusion at each additional lower-back level (5.09 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22633 — Lumbar arthrodesis, combined posterior and interbody, single interspace (26.13 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22634 — Each additional disc level fused with a combined approach (7.76 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22800 — Back-of-spine fusion to correct curvature (fewer than 6 segments) (19.01 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22802 — Back-of-spine fusion to correct curvature (7 to 12 segments) (31.31 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22804 — Back-of-spine fusion to correct curvature (13 or more segments) (36.56 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22808 — Front-of-spine fusion to correct curvature (2 to 3 segments) (26.82 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22810 — Front-of-spine fusion to correct curvature (4 to 7 segments) (30.71 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22812 — Front-of-spine fusion to correct curvature (8 or more segments) (33.39 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22818 — Removing a hunched vertebra (1 to 2 segments) (33.47 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22819 — Removing hunched vertebrae (3 or more segments) (38.40 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22830 — Surgical exploration of a prior spine fusion (10.94 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22836 — Front-approach growth-guiding tether on the mid-back spine (up to 7 levels) (31.20 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22837 — Front-approach growth-guiding tether on the mid-back spine (8 or more levels) (34.61 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22838 — Revising, replacing, or removing a mid-back spine tether (35.10 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22840 — Placement of a small posterior spine fixation device, up to two vertebrae (12.21 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22841 — Insert spine fixation device
  • CPT 22842 — Placing rods and hooks or wires into the spine to hold vertebrae together, 3–6 segments (12.25 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22843 — Posterior segmental spinal instrumentation, 3 to 6 vertebral segments (13.10 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22844 — Placing spinal rods and screws spanning 13 or more levels (16.01 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22845 — Placing an anterior spine fixation device, 2–3 vertebrae (11.64 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22846 — Placing spinal rods and screws spanning 4 to 7 levels (add-on) (12.09 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22847 — Placing spinal rods and screws spanning 8 to 12 levels (add-on) (13.44 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22848 — Anchoring spinal fixation hardware to the pelvis (5.84 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22849 — Reinserting spinal fixation hardware (18.69 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22850 — Removing spinal fixation hardware placed from the back (9.57 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22852 — Removing spinal fixation hardware placed from the back or side (large) (9.14 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22853 — Placing a mechanical spacer device into a spinal disc space during fusion surgery (4.14 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22854 — Placing a cage or spacer between vertebrae after disc removal (5.36 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22855 — Removing front-of-spine fixation hardware (15.46 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22856 — Total disc replacement at one neck level (23.45 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22857 — Total disc replacement at one lower-back level (26.45 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22858 — Add-on: total disc replacement at a second neck level (8.19 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22859 — Add-on: placing another cage or spacer between vertebrae (5.36 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22860 — Add-on: total disc replacement at a second lower-back level (6.71 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22861 — Revising a neck disc replacement at one level (32.53 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22862 — Revising a lower-back disc replacement at one level (31.81 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22864 — Removing a neck disc replacement at one level (28.67 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22865 — Removing a lower-back disc replacement at one level (30.96 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22867 — Placing an interspinous stabilizer with decompression (first level) (14.63 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22868 — Add-on: placing an interspinous stabilizer with decompression (additional level) (3.90 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22869 — Placing an interspinous stabilizer without decompression (first level) (6.85 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22870 — Add-on: placing an interspinous stabilizer without decompression (additional level) (2.28 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22899 — Unlisted procedure spine
  • CPT 22900 — Removing a deep abdominal wall tumor (smaller than 5 cm) (8.11 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22901 — Removing a deep tumor from the abdominal wall (5 cm or larger) (9.86 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22902 — Removing a subcutaneous abdominal lesion (smaller than 3 cm) (4.31 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22903 — Removing a lump under the skin of the abdominal wall (3 cm or larger) (6.23 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22904 — Extensive removal of an abdominal wall tumor (smaller than 5 cm) (16.27 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22905 — Extensive removal of an abdominal wall tumor (5 cm or larger) (21.04 wRVUs)
  • CPT 22999 — Unlisted px abdomen muscskel

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