Test Details
Mnemonic
WNVG
Ordering Code
3016010
CPT-4 Code(s)
86789
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, icteric, lipemic or heat-treated specimens, plasma.
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay
Reference Range
INTERPRETATION INDEX
Negative: <1.30
Equivocal: ≥1.30 and <1.50
Positive: ≥1.50
Negative: <1.30
Equivocal: ≥1.30 and <1.50
Positive: ≥1.50
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes