CPT® 0231U, Under Proprietary Laboratory Analyses
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0231U as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Proprietary Laboratory Analyses.
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Summary
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 0231U for Genomic Unity® CACNA1A Analysis from Variantyx Inc. The test uses a blood or saliva specimen processed using a PCR free whole genome sequencing (WGS) platform with algorithmic data analysis to evaluate the calcium voltage–gated channel subunit alpha1 A (CACNA1A) gene for variants relevant to certain conditions such as certain ataxias, familial hemiplegic migraine, and infantile epileptic encephalopathy.
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