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CPT® 0223U, Under Proprietary Laboratory Analyses

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0223U 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 0223U for the QIAstat–Dx® Respiratory SARS CoV–2 Panel from QIAGEN Sciences, which is an automated PCR test on a nasopharyngeal specimen for the most common viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens, including SARS–CoV–2.

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