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Last updated: (May 1, 2024)

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[1,25(OH)2D]
[25(OH)D]
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
25-hydroxyvitamin D
2D Cardiac Performance Analysis (Tomtec)
3D Predict Glioma (KIYATEC, Inc.)
AbioCor
AbioCor; total artificial heart
Abiomed
ACADIA™ Facet Replacement System (Facet Solutions/Globus Medical)
ACCLARENT AERA™ Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation System (ACCLARENT)
AccuFlex™ System (Globus Medical)
ACCULINK™
ACCUNET™
Acetabular retroversion
Acetabular Rim syndrome
Achilles tendinopathy
ACT®
Active Tremor Control System; deep brain stimulation
Acute ischemic stroke
ACVRL1
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Bioluminescence Assay
Adipose-derived stem cells, breast reconstruction
Adjustable balloon continence device
AdMark® CSF analysis
Adoptive cellular therapy
Adoptive immunotherapy
ADSC, breast reconstruction
Affix II and Affix II Mini spinous process plate system (Nuvasive)
Aging; salivary hormone testing
Aileron® Posterior Fusion System
Air ambulance
Air ambulance transport
Air transport
ALCAT
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD)
Alcoholism treatment
Allergy Immunotherapy; sublingual
Allergy testing
AlloBMT
Allogeneic human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC)
Allogeneic islet cell transplantation
Allogeneic stem cell transplant
AlloSCT
AlloSure® Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Test
ALLUX MPK knee (Proteor USA)
Alpha Stim
AlphaStim 100
AlphaStim pain manager
AlphaStim PPM
AlphaStim PPM (personal pain manager)
AlphaStim SCS (stress control system)
AlphaStim Therapy
Alternative current (AC), electrical stimulation
Alveoplasty
AlzheimAlert™ (Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp.)
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Amniotic membrane derived skin substitutes
Anal Fistula Plug (AFP)
Anesthesia with dental procedures
AngelMed Guardian® System (Angel Medical Systems, Inc.)
AngioGuard™ embolic protection device
Angiojet thrombectomy
Angioplasty
Angioplasty and stenting, carotid artery
Angioplasty/stenting, venous
Angioplasty; carotid artery
Anser™ADA
Anser™IFX
Anser™UST
Anser™VDZ
ANSiStim
Anti-adalimumab antibodies
Anti-adalimumab antibodies (ATA)
Antibodies
antibodies-to-certolizumab
antibodies-to-etanercept
antibodies-to-golimumab
Antibodies-to-invliximab (ATI)
Antibodies-to-ustekinumab (ATU)
Antibodies-to-vedolizumab (ATV)
anti-certolizumab antibodies
anti-etanercept antibodies
Antigen loaded dendritic cells
Antigen leukocyte cellular antibody
Antigen-specific T-cell receptors
anti-golimumab antibodies
Anti-infliximab antibodies
Anti-TNF agent
Anti-ustekinumab antibodies
Anti-vedolizumab antibodies
APAX™ PACS System (TIS, Inc.)
Aperius-PercLID Lumbar Interspinous Decompression (Kyphon/Medtronic)
Apifiny® (Armune BioScience, Inc.)
APLD
Aplio (Toshiba)
Applied Kinesiology
Aqueous oxygen therapy
AR (androgen receptor) panel testing
Area under the curve (AUC) test; 5FU
Area under the curve (AUC) testing; 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) dosing
ArmAssist®
Arthrex PropStop Plus
Arthrocare Coblation System 2000
Arthrodesis; sacroiliac joint
Arthroereisis, subtalar
Artificial heart
ASH FirboSURE
ASH Test
Aspen spinal anchor
Aspen spinous process fixation system
ATN1 panel testing
ATP7B (panel test)
ATXN1 panel testing
ATXN10 panel testing
ATXN2 panel testing
ATXN3 panel testing
ATXN7 panel testing
ATXN8OS panel testing
aura6000® hypoglossal nerve stimulator system (ImThera™ Medical)
Auricular electro-acupuncture
Auricular electrostimulation
Auto-adjusting positive airway pressure (APAP)
AutoBMT
Auto-fluorescence
AutoGrasp
Autologel™
Autologous dendritic cells
Autologous lymph node transplantation
Autologous cell transplant; heart diesease
Autologous fat grafting, breast
Autologous followed by allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT)
Autologous followed by autologous stem cell transplant (SCT)
Autologous followed by reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic stem cell transplant
Autologous followed by reduced intensity stem cell transplant (SCT)
Autologous stem cell transplant
Autolymphocyte therapy
Automated food test
Automated percutaneous discectomy
Automated percutaneous mechanical discectomy
AutoSCT
AxiaLIF
Axillary-subclavian venous thrombosis (Paget-Schroeffer Syndrome)
Axle™ Interspinous Fusion System

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