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VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE (VIP), PLASMA |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3245 Geisinger Epic ID: 17563 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
EDTA plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
1 mL (0.75 mL minimum) plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube | |
Patient preparation: |
Fasting is preferred. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge, aliquot and freeze specimen immediately. | |
Transport temperature: |
Frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 4 hours. Refrigerated: 24 hours. Frozen: 6 months. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Lipemia; hemolysis; grossly icteric. Specimens not received frozen. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
84586 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Methodology: |
Radioimmunoassay (RIA) |
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Synonyms: |
VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLY, VIP VASOACT INTEST POLY Quest test code 920
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Clinical significance: |
Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide is used to diagnose watery diarrhea syndrome or to assess patients with suspected multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). | |