CPT^® 87529, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87529 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Infectious Agent Antigen Detection.

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Summary

The lab analyst performs a test for Herpes simplex virus, HSV, using amplified nucleic acid probe technique. HSV causes clusters of blisters, or vesicles, on different parts of the body and spreads through person to person contact.

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Billing Established Pt's for new PA

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Bilateral Lumbar/Cervical facet

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