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Transverse process Injection
Date: Jan 7, 2022
Question:
How do you code the injection in right L5 transverse process injection?
"Under real-time ultrasound guidance, a 25 gauge needle was used to inject 5 cc of 1% lidocaine for local infiltration anesthesia. Subsequently, a 22 gauge spinal needle was advanced into the right L5 transverse process, around the area of pseudoarthrosis, and 5 cc mixture of 1% lidocaine and 40 mg of Kenalog was injected intra-articularly."
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