Test Details

Mnemonic

IGVHM

Ordering Code

3400089

CPT-4 Code(s)

81263

Specimen Information

Patient Preparation

Sample must arrive the day of collection.

Collect

Lavender EDTA

Specimen Preparation

Send 5.0 mL whole blood refrigerated in original collection tube. Due to 72 hour stability samples must arrive at Warde Medical Laboratory the day of collection, or within 18 hours of collection. Send Sunday through Thursday only.

Alternate Specimen

Whole blood: Sodium heparin
Bone marrow: 3.0 mL EDTA

Minimum Volume

3.0 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Hemolysis, frozen samples, clotted samples

Stability

Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
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Reference Range

See report
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Performing Laboratory

Quest
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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