CPT^® 81257, Under Genetic Analysis Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 81257 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Genetic Analysis Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to detect the presence of specific changes and possible deleted nucleotides in the alpha globin 1 and alpha globin 2 genes, also known as HBA1/HBA2, which relate to alpha thalassemia and other structural hemoglobinopathies.

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