Test Details

Mnemonic

PB19

Ordering Code

3688400

CPT-4 Code(s)

87798

Specimen Information

Collect

Lavender EDTA

Specimen Preparation

Centrifuge, separate plasma from cells and send 1.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial.

SPECIMEN SOURCE REQUIRED.

Alternate Specimen

Serum separator tube (SST), CSF, amniotic fluid, bone marrow, synovial fluid. Tissue (freeze immediately) and paraffin embedded tissue block.

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Rejection Criteria

Heparinized specimens, tissues in optimal cutting temperature compound.

Stability

Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 6 months

Bone Marrow:
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days

Fresh tissue:
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 6 months

Paraffin-embedded tissue:
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology

Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Reference Range

See report
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Performing Laboratory

ARUP
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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