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CPT® 81185, Under Genetic Analysis Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 81185 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Genetic Analysis Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to analyze the entire gene sequence for the calcium voltage–gated channel subunit alpha1 A gene, also called CACNA1A.

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