HEPATITIS C VIRAL RNA, QUALITATIVE TMA
Marquette General Health System
HLAB/HOL Code |
HCVQL | |
MGH LIS Test No |
9964 | |
Schedule |
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Testing Time |
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Testing Lab |
Quest | |
QORR Test Code |
H9964 | |
Type |
Plasma EDTA | |
Volume |
2.0 mL | |
Temperature |
Frozen | |
Preservative |
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Collection Info |
2 ML FROZEN EDTA PLASMA COLLECTED IN PPT VACUTAINER OR LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE. NOTE: IF BLOOD IS COLLECTED IN A PPT TUBE, CENTRIFUGE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION, BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE PLASMA AND TRANSFER TO ALIQUOT TUBES. FOLLOWING CENTRIFUGATION, A GEL BARRIER MAINTAINS SEPARATION OF PLASMA FROM CELLULAR COMPONENTS, DURING SPECIMEN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE, AND UNLIKE STANDARD VACUTAINER BRAND COLLECTION TUBES, THE PPT TUBE IS PLASTIC AND HENCE THE PLASMA CAN BE SHIPPED AND STORED FROZEN IN THE ORIGINAL TUBE. |
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Clinical Utilities CPT Codes Reference Range
87521
Not Detected
Component Information
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