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86828-86835 Offer New Options for Human Leukocyte Antigen Testing

Published on Thu Feb 14, 2013

Only 86828 covers both HLA Class I and HLA Class II. If your oncologist or hematologist treats patients with thrombocytopenia, reviewing CPT® updates may help ensure his test orders line up with 2013 lab codes. New codes 86828-86835 all begin with the same language: Antibody to human leukocyte antigens (HLA), solid phase assays (e.g., microspheres or beads, ELISA, flow cytometry) [...]
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