Geisinger Medical Laboratories Test Catalog
VGKC ANTIBODY TEST |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3265 Geisinger Epic ID: 35852 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
2 mL (minimum 2 mL) serum. | |
SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 72 hours. Refrigerated: 72 hours. Frozen: Unacceptable. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Frozen specimen. Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Accompanies report. | |
CPT code(s): |
83519 | |
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: |
Quest test code 900595 VGKC antibody test VGKC
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