CPT^® 87640, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87640 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Infectious Agent Antigen Detection.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to look for Staphylococcus aureus nucleic acid using an amplified probe technique.

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Comprehensive UTI panel

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Microbiology coding

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Polymerase Chain Reaction for UTI billing

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