CPT® 81438, Under Genomic Sequencing Procedures and Other Molecular Multianalyte Assays
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 81438 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Genomic Sequencing Procedures and Other Molecular Multianalyte Assays.
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Summary
The lab analyst performs a panel to evaluate the patient specimen for genetic duplications and deletions in at least four genes that the code descriptor lists that may involve mutations (an alteration in DNA that may lead to pathologic changes) associated with hereditary neuroendocrine tumor disorders, abnormal masses that originate from cells of the endocrine or nervous system.
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