CPT^® 87811, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87811 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Infectious Agent Antigen Detection.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to analyze for the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID–19]) in a specimen by immunoassay using direct optical, meaning visual, observation.

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