When a patient has multiple trigger point injections in one session, do we code 20550

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How many times should code 20550 be reported when multiple injections are administered to the (2017)
My physician performed two trigger point injections in two different muscles. Would it be appropriate (2006)
How many times can code 20550, Injection(s); tendon sheath, ligament, be reported when multiple injections (2006)
Codes 20550, Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar "fascia"), and 20551, Injection(s) (2010)
How many times may codes 20552, Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 1 or 2 (2017)
I would like clarification of how code 20550, Injection, tendon sheath, ligament, trigger points or (2006)
Can code 20550, Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar "fascia"), be reported (2010)
How many times may codes 20552, Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 1 or 2 (2017)
Are there circumstances in which code 20550 might be a more appropriate injection code to (2012)
When reporting ultrasound guidance for trigger-point injections (20551, 20552), is it appropriate to report multiple (2017)
When two procedures are performed at the same session by the same provider, to which (2010)

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