Test Details
Mnemonic
CMVM
Ordering Code
3007000
CPT-4 Code(s)
86645
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic or icteric specimens, plasma
Obvious microbial contamination and heat-inactivated specimens
Obvious microbial contamination and heat-inactivated specimens
Stability
Room temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: <30.0 AU/mL
Equivocal: 30.0 - 34.9 AU/mL
Positive: ≥35.0 AU/mL
Equivocal: 30.0 - 34.9 AU/mL
Positive: ≥35.0 AU/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes