CPT^® 81599, Under Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 81599 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses.

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Use 81599 to report a multianalyte assay with algorithmic analysis, or MAAA test, that does not have a specific Category I code or an administrative code in Appendix O.

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