CPT^® 87798, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87798 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 an infectious agent not specified in another code using an amplified nucleic acid probe technique. Use this code if you know the laboratory technique is amplified probe technique, but do not find a code for the specific infectious agent.

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