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Superficial Cervical Plexus Block

Date: Nov 6, 2020

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How would you code this? "Procedure done under US guidance. Posterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle identified. Scalene muscle identified. Injection posterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle identified. No paresthesia was noted. No blood was aspired. Good local spread. Trigeminal neuralgia is being treated."

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