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
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
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes