Select the appropriate CPT code for the following report.?
Preoperative diagnosis: Meningocele
Postoperative diagnosis: Meningocele, 6.1 cm in diameter
Procedure: Meningocele repair
The patient was placed in the prone position, and a midline incision was made. The skin, muscles, and paravertebral ligaments were retracted. Herniated neural tissue was identified, and the dura was incised to avoid the herniation. The neural tissue then was placed in the spinal canal, and the dural defect was closed with sutures. The subcutaneous tissue and the skin then were closed in layered sutures. The patient tolerated the procedure well with minimal blood loss. The patient was sent to the recovery room in satisfactory condition.
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