CPT^® 80150, Under Therapeutic Drug Assays

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 80150 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Therapeutic Drug Assays.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to analyze a specimen to quantitate the amount of amikacin present, which is an antibiotic.

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