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CPT® 0146U, Under Proprietary Laboratory Analyses

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0146U as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Proprietary Laboratory Analyses.

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This is a Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) code, meaning that the code applies to only one unique lab test made by a specific manufacturer or performed by a specific lab. Report 0146U for the PainViewRx® Plus from Newstar Medical Laboratories LLC, which is a definitive urine drug screen using LC–MS/MS to identify 80 or more drugs, with report on possible drug reactions, description of drugs and break–down products, and sample validation.

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