CPT^® 87624, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87624 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 to determine the presence of human papillomavirus, or HPV. He uses nucleic acid detection for high risk types, for example, types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68.

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