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| Short Descr | NFCT BCT/VIR RESP NFCTJ 33 | Medium Descr | NFCT DS BCT/VIR RESPIR TRC NFCTJ DNA/RNA 33 TRGT | Long Descr | Infectious disease (bacterial or viral respiratory tract infection), pathogen specific nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), 33 targets, real-time semi-quantitative PCR, bronchoalveolar lavage, sputum, or endotracheal aspirate, detection of 33 organismal and antibiotic resistance genes with limited semi-quantitative results | CLIA Waived (QW) | No | APC Status Indicator | Conditionally packaged laboratory tests | Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) | none | MUE | Not applicable/unspecified. |
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| 2022-03-31 | Deleted | Code deleted. |
| 2021-01-01 | Added | First appearance in code book. |
| 2020-01-01 | Added | Code added. |
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