Test Details
Mnemonic
HPCDP
Ordering Code
3400277
CPT-4 Code(s)
87798
Specimen Information
Collect
Lavender EDTA
Specimen Preparation
Send 5.0 mL whole blood.
Alternate Specimen
1.0 mL bronchial lavage wash (BAL), CSF, random urine collected in a sterile plastic screw cap
container, 3 cubic mm tissue collected in a sterile screw capped plastic container.
container, 3 cubic mm tissue collected in a sterile screw capped plastic container.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Whole blood: Refrigerated (cold packs)
BAL, CSF, Urine, Tissue: Frozen
BAL, CSF, Urine, Tissue: Frozen
Rejection Criteria
Yellow ACD, heparinized whole blood or fixed tissue.
Stability
Whole blood:
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
BAL/CSF, Urine or Tissue:
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 7 days
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
BAL/CSF, Urine or Tissue:
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 7 days
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes