Last Modified:
2/21/2023 7:56:07 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
5.0 mL Whole Blood in a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA
Collection Instructions:
Minimum Volume:
3.0 mL Whole Blood EDTA
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
7 days Ambient
7 days Refrigerated
Reference Range:
Refer to Interpretive Results
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Polymerase Chain Reaction-based DNA Sequencing
Clinical Significance:
This DNA-based assay tests leukocytes from blood or bone marrow aspirate for mutation at codon 617 of JAK2, using an advanced DNA sequencing method. The JAK2 V617F mutation is associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms, including polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
5 to 7 days
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code:
JV617
EPIC Test Code:
LAB3188
Send Out Test Code:
92473
Alternate Test Names:
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET); ET; Myeloproliferative neoplasm; PMF; Polycythemia Vera (PV); Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF); PV
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
81479
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