Test Details
Mnemonic
WNCSF
Ordering Code
3800222
CPT-4 Code(s)
87798
Specimen Information
Collect
Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF)
Specimen Preparation
Do not centrifuge or heat inactivate. Send 0.5 mL CSF in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
Negative
Performing Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes