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HLA-DQ HIGH RESOLUTION TYPING |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2490
Geisinger Epic ID: 41307
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Whole blood | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
14 mL whole blood. For Adult patients: If requesting more than one panel for HLA Transplant Testing, no more than 14 mL whole blood collected in EDTA (lavender-top) tubes is required. | |
Special notes: |
This test is for Bone Marrow Transplants only. Specimens collected in heparin tubes unacceptable. | |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Do not centrifuge. Do not aliquot. | |
Transport temperature: |
Room temperature. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 14 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Frozen specimens are not acceptable. Specimens collected in heparin tubes unacceptable. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
81382 | |
| 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: |
HLA-DQB 1 High-Resolution Sequence-Based Typing | |
Methodology: |
Sequence-Based Typing |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 17394 BMDQH
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