
Musculoskeletal: Advanced Procedures
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Pain & Joint Surgery
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CMM-200: Epidural Steroid Injections
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CMM-201: Facet Joint Injections/Medial Branch Blocks
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CMM-202: Trigger Point Injections
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CMM-203: Sacroiliac Joint Procedures
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CMM-204: Prolotherapy
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CMM-207: Epidural Adhesiolysis
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CMM-208: Ablations/Denervations of Facet Joints and Peripheral Nerves
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CMM-209: Regional Sympathetic Blocks
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CMM-210: Implantable Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems
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CMM-211: Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
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CMM-308: Intradiscal Procedures
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CMM-310: Manipulation Under Anesthesia
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CMM-400: Anesthesia Services for Interventional Pain Procedures
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CMM-401: Discography
Pain & Joint Surgery
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CMM-200: Epidural Steroid InjectionsEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-201: Facet Joint Injections/Medial Branch BlocksEffective 08/01/2022 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-202: Trigger Point InjectionsEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-203: Sacroiliac Joint ProceduresEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-204: ProlotherapyEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-207: Epidural AdhesiolysisEffective 08/01/2022 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-208: Ablations/Denervations of Facet Joints and Peripheral NervesEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-208: Radiofrequency Joint Ablations/DenervationsEffective 02/15/2019 - 07/31/2019
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CMM-209: Regional Sympathetic BlocksEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-210: Implantable Intrathecal Drug Delivery SystemsEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-211: Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglion StimulationEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-308: Intradiscal ProceduresEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-310: Manipulation Under AnesthesiaEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-400: Anesthesia Services for Interventional Pain ProceduresEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023
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CMM-401: DiscographyEffective 03/01/2023 - 05/30/2023