Test Details
Mnemonic
HERPM
Ordering Code
3007420
CPT-4 Code(s)
86694
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunoassay
Reference Range
≤0.90 Index
Negative: Not antibody detected
0.91 - 1.09 Index
Equivocal: Repeat testing in 10 - 14 days
≥1.10 Index
Positive: IgM antibody to HSV I and/or II
detected which may indicate
current or reactivated
Negative: Not antibody detected
0.91 - 1.09 Index
Equivocal: Repeat testing in 10 - 14 days
≥1.10 Index
Positive: IgM antibody to HSV I and/or II
detected which may indicate
current or reactivated
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes