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Anesthesia Coding Alert
2018 Newsletter
Reader Question: Don't Jump to Report Anesthesia With TPI
Anesthesia Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Don't Jump to Report Anesthesia With TPI
Published on Thu Jul 12, 2018
Question: Anesthesia was given when a patient had a trigger point injection because the patient had a great fear of needles and was so anxious [...]
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