CPT® 0550U, Under Proprietary Laboratory Analyses
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0550U as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Proprietary Laboratory Analyses.
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Summary
This is a Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) code, meaning that the code applies to only one unique lab test made by a specific manufacturer or performed by a specific lab. Report 0550U only for ClarityDx Prostate from Protean BioDiagnostics. This test for prostate cancer risk assessment combines enzyme鈥搇inked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for total and free prostate鈥搒pecific antigen (PSA) with clinical data such as age, previous negative biopsy status, digital rectal examination findings, prostate volume, and imaging results. The test generates a risk score for the presence of high鈥揼rade prostate cancer.
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