This is a Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) code, meaning that the code applies to only one unique lab test made by a specific manufacturer or performed by a specific lab. Report 0114U for the EsoGuard™ test from Lucid Diagnostics, which uses cytosine methylation analysis of esophageal cells obtained from a swallowed balloon device and inputs the findings into an algorithm; the results are reported as the presence or absence of VIM and CCNA1 methylation, which is a predictor of Barrett’s esophagus.
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