FISH ANALYSIS LYMPHOMA PANEL, TISSUE
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  CYTGNREQ.

MGH LIS Test No

  1394

Schedule

  Monday - Friday

Testing Time

  4-7 Days

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  CTYGNREQ.

Specimen Info

Type

  Lymph Node, Tissue  

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Obtain 1 cm (3) of tissue.  Place specimen in screw-capped,
sterile container with sterile Hank's balanced salt solution,
Ringer's solution, or normal saline.  Label vial with patient's name
and a unique identifying number.  Please send the specimen
immediately after resection.  Specimen must reach the laboratory 
within 24 hours.  Send specimen refrigerated.

SPECIMENS CANNOT BE FROZEN.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Interphase set-up and analysis of 200 cells for ALK, BCL6, MYC, IGH; 200 cells for MYC/IGH, AP12/MALT1, BCL2/IGH and CCND1/IGH fusion.

Clinical Utilities
Detection of abnormalities involving ALK, BCL6, MYC, IGH, t(8;14), t(11;14), t(11;18), and t(14;18) most commonly associated with B-Cell Lymphoma.

CPT Codes
88271 X 17 DNA probe each 88275 X 6 Interphase in-situ Hybridization 88291 X 8 - Interpretation and Reporting As needed CPT Codes (addtional charge): 88239 - Tissue culture for neoplastic disorder; solid tumor

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range
An interpretive report will be provided.

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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