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Common coding challenge: Before doctors use ultrasound guidance ask — Is this pic really necessary?
Ultrasound needle guidance with injections of the joints or trigger points may be the standard at many pain management practices, but Medicare and private carriers are ramping up resistance to routine use of the imagining method.
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