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CMV DNA QUANT PLASMA |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2035 Geisinger Epic ID: 32448 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma or whole blood. | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
4-5 mL whole blood OR 2 mL plasma. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Transport temperature: |
Room temperature (preferred). Freeze all samples that are received Friday afternoon and will not be shipped until Monday’s shipment. This will prolong the stability. For whole blood, centrifuge and aliquot the sample then freeze. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 96 hours. Refrigerated: Not recommended. Frozen: Not recommended. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Whole blood received frozen. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
100 copies/mL to 1 x 1010 copies/mL. | |
CPT code(s): |
87497 | |
| 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. | ||
Test includes: |
Cytomegalovirus DNA PCR | |
Methodology: |
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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Synonyms: |
Cytomegalovirus DNA PCR Viracor test code 5501 CMV
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