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CPT® 95018, Under Allergy Testing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 95018 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Allergy Testing Procedures.

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This is a type of skin which helps the provider to find out which substance triggers immediate allergic response in an individual. This particular test is sequential and incremental with drugs and biological products , i.e., the product(s) can be applied in minute quantities at first and then the amount can be increased or decreased by certain quantities and sequentially added in the case of multiple test substances. The provider interprets the test and prepares a report.

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