Test Details
Mnemonic
CMVG
Ordering Code
3000440
CPT-4 Code(s)
86644
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic or icteric specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: <0.6 U/mL
Equivocal: 0.6 - 0.69 U/mL
Positive: ≥ 0.7 U/mL
Equivocal: 0.6 - 0.69 U/mL
Positive: ≥ 0.7 U/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes