Updated Test

Effective Date

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Updated Test

TORCH IgG SCREEN

Notes

Update to specimen requirements, rejection criteria and LOINC codes

Specimen Preparation: Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic or icteric specimens, plasma.
Obvious microbial contamination.

LOINC Codes:

Result Code Name LOINC Code AOE/Prompt
3000280 Rubella IgG Antibody 22514-1 No
3000440 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG Antibody 13949-3 No
3007455 Herpes Simplex I IgG Antibody 51916-5 No
3007460 Herpes Simplex II IgG Antibody 43180-9 No
3000320 Toxoplasma IgG Antibody 40677-7 No

Test Details

Mnemonic

TORG

Ordering Code

3007020

CPT-4 Codes(s)

86644 CMV IgG Ab; 86695 HSV 1 IgG Ab; 86696 HSV 2 IgG Ab; 86762 Rubella IgG Ab; 86777 Toxoplasma IgG Ab