Inactivated/Replace Test
Effective Date
07/29/2025
Included in Report
Replacement Test
UBKQL – “BK Virus DNA PCR, Qualitative, Urine” replaced by BKQLU – “BK Virus DNA PCR, Qualitative, Urine”
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Inactivated Test Details
Mnemonic
UBKQL
Ordering Code
3092780
CPT-4 Codes(s)
87798
Replacement Test Details
Mnemonic
BKQLU
Ordering Code
3000447
CPT-4 Codes(s)
87798
Turnaround Time
1 - 3 days
Performed
Monday - Friday
Legacy Code
BKQLU
Example Report
Specimen Information
Collect
Random urine
Specimen Preparation
Collect neat urine in a screw capped plastic container. Thoroughly mix urine by inverting or vortexing the collection cup immediately prior to transfer into the Alinity Urine Transport Tube. Use the plastic transfer pipette to transfer the urine until the liquid level falls within the fill window on the tube label. Urine must be transferred within 24 hours of collection.
Minimum Volume
2.4 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Under- or over-filled tubes, urine specimens that have exceeded the 24-hour stability.
Stability
Neat Urine:
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Stabilized Urine:
Room temperature: 90 days
Refrigerated: 90 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Stabilized Urine:
Room temperature: 90 days
Refrigerated: 90 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
BKV QUAL: NOT DET (Not detected)
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes