Last Modified:
8/21/2023 2:51:54 PM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL Whole Blood Lavender Top Tube - EDTA
Collection Instructions:
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL Whole Blood
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
48 hours Ambient
8 days Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria:
Frozen; Hepranized, Blood collected in tubes with heparin anticoagulant
Reference Range:
Not Detected
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Real-Time PCR
Clinical Significance:
CMV infections are common and usually asymptomatic. In patients who are immunocompromised, CMV may cause
disseminated, severe disease. CMV may cause birth defects in a minority of infected newborns. DNA methods provide the highest sensitivity and specificity of any method.
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
2 to 6 days
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code:
CMVQL
EPIC Test Code:
LAB2948
Send Out Test Code:
10601
Alternate Test Names:
CMV DNA, Qualitative ; CMV Qual PCR-Newborn; Cytomegalovirus DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87496
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