Table 1
Top primary inpatient spine surgeries where DDD is the primary diagnosis (under 65)
ICD-9 procedure code
Definition
%
81.08
Posterior lumbar fusion
52.50%
81.06
Anterior lumbar fusion
27.27%
3.09
Decompression of the spinal canal
4.80%
81.07
Lateral lumbar fusion
4.67%
80.51
Discectomy
4.22%
Others
6.54%
Total
100.00%