CPT 87550: Mycobacterium Direct Nucleic Acid Probe Test
CPT code 87550 describes a laboratory test that detects Mycobacterium using a direct nucleic acid probe technique, a molecular diagnostic procedure performed by a lab analyst to identify acid-fast bacteria; service type is laboratory/microbiology diagnostic testing, and the typical site of service is a clinical laboratory or hospital laboratory setting.
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