Test Details
Mnemonic
WNVM
Ordering Code
3016020
CPT-4 Code(s)
86788
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 specimens, plasma, heat inactivated sample.
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunoassay
Reference Range
INTERPRETATION INDEX
Negative: <0.90
Equivocal: ≥0.90 and ≤1.10
Positive: >1.10
Negative: <0.90
Equivocal: ≥0.90 and ≤1.10
Positive: >1.10
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes