CPT^® 80320, Under Definitive Drug Testing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 80320 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Definitive Drug Testing Procedures.

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The lab analyst measures the amount of or detects the presence of alcohol present in a patient specimen, which commonly may be blood, other body fluid, or tissue.

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