Geisinger Medical Laboratories Test Catalog
HEPATITIS C VIRAL RNA GENOTYPE 3 NS5A DRUG RESISTANCE |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB4286
Geisinger Epic ID: 179299
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma or serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
4 mL lavender-top (K2 EDTA) tube
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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: |
2mL EDTA plasma or serum, minimum 0.6 mL | |
SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Separate plasma from whole blood within 24 hours of collection by centrifugation. Transfer to a transport tube and refrigerate or freeze. Serum is collected in a Serum Separator Tube (SST®) or red-top tube (no gel). Transfer to a transport tube and refrigerate or freeze. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 72 hours. Refrigerated: 14 days. Frozen: 42 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Specimens not aliquoted off the cells, Gross hemolysis, Grossly lipemic, Specimens using heparin as the 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. | ||
Test includes: |
HCV NS5a Subtype, Daclatasvir Resistance, Velpatasvir Resistance | |
Methodology: |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 93325
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