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MALARIA MOLECULAR PCR |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3589
Geisinger Epic ID: 138817
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Whole blood | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
4 mL EDTA whole blood (minimum 1 ml) AND 2 thin blood films and 2 thick blood films submitted on clean, grease-free slides in plastic containers | |
Special notes: |
Blood Collection Instructions: Invert several times to mix blood. Do not transfer blood to other containers. Slide Preparation Instructions: Take EDTA tube to hematology lab and have thin and thick smears made. Quest requires 2 thin and 2 thick smears. Thin smears should be fixed, thick are not fixed. Send to Quest:EDTA tube and 4 smears | |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Blood Collection Instructions: Invert several times to mix blood. Do not transfer blood to other containers. Slide Preparation Instructions: Take EDTA tube to hematology lab and have thin and thick smears made. Quest requires 2 thin and 2 thick smears. Thin smears should be fixed, thick are not fixed. Send to Quest: EDTA tube and 4 smears | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 7 day s. Refrigerated: 7 days. Frozen: Not established. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
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: |
Detection and confirmatory identification of Plasmodium species: P falciparum, P vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi. | |
Methodology: |
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) DNA Probe Hybridization |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code LAC 39729, Mal Mole PCR
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Clinical significance: |
Detection of Plasmodium DNA and identification of the infecting species | |