CPT^® 81265, Under Genetic Analysis Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 81265 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 evaluate Short Tandem Repeat, or STR, markers to compare genetic similarity in the patient and a specimen from another person.

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