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HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA, QUANTITATIVE, REAL-TIME PCR |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2426 Geisinger Epic ID: 17684 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma (preferred) or serum. | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
6 mL red-top (plain, non-serum separator) tube
3.5 mL gold-top (serum separator) tube
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Specimen required: |
Two 1.5 mL aliquots of plasma (preferred) or serum; minimum 1.25 mL. Must collect one (1) 6 mL pink-top EDTA tube OR three (3) EDTA lavender tubes. Two separate aliquots required. Please submit separate frozen aliquots for this test. They may not be combined with any other test requiring a frozen aliquot. | |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
EDTA plasma tubes: Separate plasma within 1 day of collection and transfer plasma to a sterile, screw-capped, plastic aliquot tube. Freeze immediately -20 degrees C. Serum: Collect blood in a sterile tube without anticoagulant and allow to clot completely. Separate serum from the clot within 6 hours of collection and transfer serum to a sterile, screw-capped plastic tube. Freeze immediately -20 degrees C. |
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Transport temperature: |
Frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 6 days. Refrigerated: 6 days. Frozen: 84 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
87517 | |
| 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: |
Quantitation of hepatitis B viral DNA by PCR. | |
Methodology: |
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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Synonyms: |
HEPATITIS B VIRAL LOAD, HBVL VIRAL LOAD HEP B VIRAL LOAD QNT Quest test code 8369
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