What would be the appropriate codes to report an ultrasound-guided dorsal scapular nerve injection of

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The physician/QHP performed bilateral greater occipital injections, bilateral lesser occipital injections, and bilateral suprascapular injections (2024)
Would it be appropriate to report code 76942, Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy (2006)
When reporting ultrasound guidance for trigger-point injections (20551, 20552), is it appropriate to report multiple (2017)
To report code 76942 correctly, is it required that the ultrasound guide the actual needle (2011)
When a physician injects the superior medial and lateral branches and inferior medial branches of (2015)
Do all four of the L5, S1, S2, and S3 nerves have to be injected (2022)
Would it be appropriate to report multiple units of code 76942, if three or more (2024)
When performing 4 sclerotherapy injections on one leg (36471) into multiple veins not visible on (2010)
A physician performed peripheral nerve blocks at the right dorsal ramus nerve levels L5, S1 (2019)
Is it appropriate to report a nerve block injection code (ie, 64400-64450, 64505-64530) if the (2006)
Is it appropriate to report code 64640 in conjunction with code 76942? (2023)
May code 36471 be reported with code 76942? (2015)

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