A patient's physician ordered an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and requested that it be automated. What is the correct CPT code for this laboratory test?

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85652 is the correct code for automated erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Code 85635 is incorrect because this code is for the reptilase test. 85651 is incorrect because this code is for a non-automated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Code 85660 is incorrect because this is for sickling of red blood cells.

A Patient's Physician Ordered an Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and Requested