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CPT procedure code
87491 — Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe
MicrobiologyCPT
Code definition
Code
87491
Code system
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)
Description
Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe
Category
Microbiology
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Federal Register Proposed Rule: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor
Hospital Outpatient (OPPS)
Federal Register Notice: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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