Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody IgG (8000100252) | |
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Specimen Requirements: | |
Collection: | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Serum separator tube (SST)</span></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:11px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Red top serum tube with no additive</span></span></p> |
Container: | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Serum separator tube (SST)</span></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Red top serum tube with no additive</span></p> |
Minimum Volume: | <p> <span style="font-size:11px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">3 mL of blood (1mL of serum)</span></span></p> |
Storage/Transport: | <p> <span style="font-size:11px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Refrigerate (2-8°C) up to 7 days; Samples should be frozen (<-20°C)</span></span></p> |
Specimen Preparation: | <p> <font color="#595959" face="Georgia" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Within two hours of collection, centrifuge. Serum collected in a red top tube should be removed from the red cells if testing will be delayed.</span></span></font></p> |
Stability: | <p> <span style="font-size:11px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Refrigerate (2-8°C) up to 7 days; Samples should be frozen (<-20°C)</span></span></p> |
Causes for Rejection: | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Gross hemolysis, bacterial contamination, lipemic<span style="line-height: 115%;">. Specimen container unlabeled or labeled incorrectly. No date and time of collection on requisition form.</span></span></span></p> |
Reference Range: | <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Negative - no past infection, Positive - past or current infection</span></span></p> |
Turnaround Time: | <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Test performed in batch, once per day, six days a week.</span></span></p> |
Methodology: | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Multiplexing bead immunoassay</span></span></p> |
Performed: | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Clinical Microbiology</span></span></p> |
Clinical Indication: | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Screening for CMV antibodies, IgG </span></span></p> |
Patient Preparation : | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Routine venipuncture</span></span></p> |
CPT 4 Code: | <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">86644</span></span></p> |
Note: | <p> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Previously positive patient does not require repeat testing.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> |
When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually. The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-10 code or its verbal equivalent. |