CPT^® 87427, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87427 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Infectious Agent Antigen Detection.

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Using an enzyme immunoassay test, such as EIA, the lab analyst performs a test to detect shigalike toxins, which are toxins produced by organisms such as Shigella dysenteriae type 1, or E. coli O157, also called verotoxin–producing E. coli (VTEC).

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