CPT^® 86008, Under Qualitative or Semiquantitative Immunoassays

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 86008 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Qualitative or Semiquantitative Immunoassays.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to analyze a specimen for an allergen specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), using a recombinant or purified allergen component; the result is quantitative or semiquantitative, and you use a single unit of this code for each allergen component.

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