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HEPATITIS C VIRAL RNA GENOTYPE 1 NS5A DRUG RESIST |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2402
Geisinger Epic ID: 47181
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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
2 mL pink-top K2 EDTA tube
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Specimen required: |
2 mL EDTA plasma (preferred) or serum, minimum 0.6 mL. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Separate serum or plasma from whole blood within 24 hours of collection by centrifugation. Transfer to a plastic screw-cap vial and refrigerate or freeze. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred) or frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 72 hours, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 42 days | |
Rejection criteria: |
Gross hemolysis. Grossly lipemic specimens. Specimens collected using heparin as an anticoagulant. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
87902 | |
| 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: |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) DNA Sequencing |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 92447 NS5A
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