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HSV TYPE 1&2 DNA QUANT REAL-TIME PCR |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3532
Geisinger Epic ID: 121975
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Whole Blood; Serum; CSF; vitreous; pericardial; pleural or amniotic fluid; plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
Sterile screw-cap tube
6 mL red-top (plain, non-serum separator) tube
6 mL pink-top K2 EDTA tube
3.5 mL gold-top (serum separator) tube
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Specimen required: |
Whole Blood: 1 mL (minimum 0.35 mL) collected in K2 EDTA Serum: 1 mL (minimum 0.35 mL) CSF vitreous, pericardial, pleural or amniotic fluid collected in a sterile leak-proof container: 1 mL (minimum 0.35 mL) Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube: 1 mL (minimum 0.35 mL) |
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| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Send lavender tube whole blood refrigerated unless comments indicate plasma to be tested. Red, SST, EDTA plasma must be centrifuged and aliquoted. All samples can be sent refrigerated. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 48 hours. Refrigerated: 7 days. Frozen (whole blood unacceptable): 30 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Frozen whole blood will be rejected. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
87530 x 2 | |
| 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: |
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 19502 HSVQPC
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