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Last updated: (April 7, 2024)

P
PABPN1 panel testing
PABPN1 gene testing
Pacemaker, gastric
Pain therapy, PNT
Palatal advancement pharyngoplasty
Palatal stiffening procedure
Palatopharyngoplasty
PALB2
PALB2, panel testing
PALIF
PancNext (Ambry Genetics)
Pancreas Transplant Alone (PA or PTA)
Pancreas after kidney transplant (PAK)
Pancreas retransplantation
Pancreas transplant
Pancreas/kidney transplant
PanGIA Prostate (Genetics Institute of America by Entopsis LLC.)
Panniculectomy
Panorama Extended Panel (Natera)
Panorama Prenatal Panel (Natera)
PAP-NAP
Paracoccygeal axial lumbar fusion
Paracoccygeal fusion
Paraspinal surface electromyography (EMG)
Parastep® Ambulation System
Parkinson’s disease; deep brain stimulation
Parkinson’s disease; surgical intervention
Partial Hospital Level of Care
Partial hospitalization program (PHP)
partial ventriculectomy
Passive transfer test (PX)
Passive transfer of P-X, allergy testing
Patch test
Patellar tendinosis (jumper's knee)
PathFinderTG
Pathwork® Tissue of Origin Test
Patient lift; multi-positional
Pectus excavatum repair
Pelvic floor dysfunction, stimulation
PENS
Perc-D SpineWand (Arthrocare)
Percepta© Bronchial Genomic Classifier (Veracyte®)
Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS)
Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy (PNT) and Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS)
Percutaneous spinal fusion
Percutaneous transcatheter implantation of interatrial septal shunt device, V-Wave Shunt (V-Wave Medical)
Percutaneous axial anterior lumbar fusion
Percutaneous discectomy
Percutaneous fusion
Percutaneous neuromodulation therapy, pain
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, intracranial
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting, venous
Percutaneous venoplasty
Periacetabular osteotomy
Periacetabular osteotomy; impingement
Peripheral neuropathy; functional neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Peripheral neuropathy; galvanic stimulation
Peripheral neuropathy; h-wave stimulation
Peripheral neuropathy; microcurrent stimulation
Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS)
Peripheral nerve stimulation
Peripheral neuropathy; vagus nerve stimulation
Pervenio™ Lung NGS Assay
PGDx elio™ tissue complete (Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc.)
PGlF Preeclampsia Screen (PerkinElmer Genetics, Inc.)
PGx 15 Gene Targeted Analysis (Genomind, Inc.)
Photo patch test
Photovaporization, endometrium, Nd-YAG laser
Phrenic nerve stimulator
Pigmented Lesion Assay (PLA) (DermTech)
PIK3CA
PIK3CA, panel testing
Pillar Palatal Implant System
Pillar procedure
Pincer impingement
Pistol grip deformity; proximal femur
Plasma Saver
Platelet-derived wound healing formula
Platelet-rich plasma; wound healing
PLCG2
PLCG2 panel testing
PLD
Pleural mesothelioma; IMRT
Plug for fistula
PLX-PAD cells (Pluristem Therapeutics)
PMS2
Pneumatic compressor: segmental home model with calibrated gradient pressure
PNFS
PNS
POC (Product of Conception) (Igenomix®)
POEM
Porcine small intestine mucosa plug
Positional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Positional MRI
Posterior spinal distraction
Power wheelchairs (PWCs)
Power Foot®
Power Knee®
Powered ankle prosthesis
Powered exoskeleton
Powered foot prosthesis
Powered knee prosthesis
Powered muscle stimulators
Powered negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
PowerFoot Biom (Massachusetts Institute of Technology / iWalk)
PPP2R2B
PPP2R2B panel testing
Prausnitz-Kustner test
Praxis™ Extended RAS Panel (Illumina, Inc.)
Precise™ stent
PredictSURE IBD™ Test (KSL Diagnostics, PredictImmune Ltd.)
PreDx Diabetes Risk Score™
Preeclampsia Screen | T1 + Y ChromosomeSM (Eurofins NTD, LLC)
PreGen-Plus™ (LabCorp)
Prelude™ Prenatal Screen (Counsyl, Inc.)
Prenatal testing
Presacral fusion
Pressure-specified sensory device test
Pressure ulcer treatment by flap
PreTRM® (Sera Prognostics)
PrimaLOK™ SP Interspinous Fusion System
ProACT™
Prochymal (Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.)
Procuren
ProDigits
Progenity Innatal Prenatal Screen (Progenity)
Programmable lymphedema pump
Prolaris (Myriad Genetics)
ProMark Risk Score (Metamark Genetics)
PROMETHEUS® IBD sgi Diagnostic® Test (Prometheus Laboratories)
Prometheus® Laboratories
Proprio Foot ® (Ossur)
Prosigna
Prospera (Natera Inc.)
Prostate Cancer Risk Panel (Mayo Clinic)
Prostate Gene Expression Profile (Clarient, Inc.)
Prostate cancer; proton beam therapy
ProstateNext® (Ambry Genetics)
Prosthesis replacement
Prosthesis; myoelectric
Prosthetic general medical necessity
Protege® Tapered Stent
Proteomic test
Proteomics-based testing
Proteomics-based testing for the evaluation of ovarian (adnexal) masses
Proteomics-based testing; adnexal masses
Proteomics-based testing; ovarian masses
Proton or helium ion beam radiotherapy
Provacel
Provocative tests, food allergies
PRP
P-Stim device
Psych HealthPGx Panel (RPRD Diagnostics)
PTEN
PTEN
Pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary hypertension
PWCs

 

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