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JC POLYOMA VIRUS DNA, QN REAL-TIME PCR, SERUM OR PLASMA |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3545 Geisinger Epic ID: 121988 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum or plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
0.7 mL (minimum 0.3 mL) serum, or EDTA plasma. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge and transfer serum or plasma to clean, plastic capped vial. | |
Transport temperature: |
Frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 48 hours. Refrigerated: 7 days. Frozen: 30 days. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
87799 | |
| 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: |
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 19503 JCVPCR
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Clinical significance: |
JC Virus is the cause of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML), a severe demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. PML is a particular concern for individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Quantification of JC virus DNA is based upon the real-time PCR amplification and detection of JCV genomic DNA. The quantitative range of this assay is 500-35,000,000 JCV DNA copies/mL. | |