A physician orders a flow cytometry to be performed for DNA analysis. What is the correct laboratory CPT code for this test?

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88182 is the correct code for flow cytometry of the cell cycle or DNA analysis.
Code 88184 is incorrect because this is the code for flow cytometry of the cell surface, cytoplasmic or nuclear marker involving only the first marker. Code 88185 is the add-on code for additional markers to be tested. Code 88187 is incorrect because this is for interpretation flow cytometry of two to eight markers.

A Physician Orders a Flow Cytometry to Be Performed for DNA