CPT® 81558, Under Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 81558 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses.
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Summary
The lab analyst uses a whole blood specimen from a kidney transplant patient for mRNA gene expression profiling of 139 genes by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The lab analyst carries out an algorithmic analysis using patient data and the lab–test results to report either transplant excellence (indicating stability) or not transplant excellence (indicating subclinical rejection).
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