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ENTEROVIRUS/PARECHOVIRUS RNA, QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1306 Geisinger Epic ID: 53149 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
CSF(preferred) or stool, throat or rectal swab, plasma or serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
Viral/Chlamydia transport (M4 Transport)
Universal Transport Medium (UTM)/flocked swab
Sterile specimen container
6 mL red-top (plain, non-serum separator) tube
3.5 mL gold-top (serum separator) tube
3 mL lavender-top (K2 EDTA) tube
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Specimen required: |
0.7 mL CSF; minimum 0.3 mL, OR throat swab or rectal swab submitted in V-C-M, UTM, OR M4 Multiuse Viral Transport. OR 0.7 mL (minimum 0.3 mL) serum or plasma, OR 1 gram (minimum 0.5 grams) of stool in sterile leak-proof container. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Serum and plasma: Centrifuge and aliquot. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (cold packs) | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 48 hours. Refrigerated: 7 days. Frozen: 30 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Specimens containing heparin or calcium alginate swabs. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
87498, 87798 | |
| 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: |
Enterovirus RNA, QL PCR and Parechovirus RNA, QL PCRr | |
Methodology: |
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 70189, EV/Pare PCR
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Clinical significance: |
Detection of enterovirus and parechovirus genomic RNA is useful in the diagnosis of aseptic meningitis and neonatal sepsis. | |