Healthcare professionals use various codes that refer to medications, surgeries, applications, procedures and even establishments where all medical procedures are performed, such as hospitals, clinics and laboratories. These codes serve to accelerate the work of medical staff, facilitate identification and universalize relevant information about the facility. The code used to refer to laboratories is 80050.
<span>The lab code for the above-mentioned situation will be 80050.
</span>Procedure Code 80050 is a Multi-test Laboratory Panel that includes Thyroid stimulating hormones (84443), Complete blood count (CBC) automated and appropriate manual differential WBC count (85007, 85009, 85027), complete blood count with differential (CBC) (85004, or 85025, 85027), and <span>Comprehensive metabolic profile OR (80053)</span>
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