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Mar 29, 2018 · includes specimen validity testing, per day; 22 or more drug class(es), including metabolite(s) if performed In addition, definitive drug testing code G0659 was created to recognize those laboratories that are performing a less sophisticated version of these tests than is usually performed in drug testing laboratories:
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