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• AFP Tumor Marker
• B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
• Blood Counts
  Includes Spun Hematocrit, Automated Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, CBC CBC w/Diff
  *NOTE* The Blood Counts list contains ICD-9-CM Codes that do NOT support medical necessity
• CA 15.3  and CA 27.29
• CA 19-9
• CA125
• Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
• Collagen Crosslinked N-Telopeptide, urine
• C-Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity 
  An Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) must be submitted with ALL requests for this test ordered on Medicare patients. Palmetto GBA has made the determination that payment for hs-CRP is excluded from Medicare coverage, and by definition not reasonable and necessary.
• Culture, Bacterial, Urine Culture Susceptibility
• Digoxin
• Fecal Occult Blood
• Flow Cytometry
• Gammaglutamyl transferase (GGT)

• Glucose Testing
• Glycated Protein (Fructosamine)
• HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin)
• Hgb A1C
• HIV-1 RNA Viral Load by Quant PCR
• HIV Testing 
  Includes HIV Diagnosis Qualitative, HIV 1&2 Antibody, HIV Antigen p24 and HIV Western Blot
• Homocysteine, plasma
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing
• Ionized Calcium
• Iron Studies
  Includes Ferritin, Iron and Transferrin
• Lipid Studies
  Includes Lipid Panel, Cholesterol, Lipoprotein Electrophoresis, Triglycerides, HDL Cholesterol and LDL Cholesterol, Direct
• PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
• PT (Prothrombin Time)
• PTT (Partial Thromboplastin Time)
• Thyroid Testing
  Thyroxine; total (T4) , Thyroxine; free (T4 Free) and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)