Last Modified:
9/18/2023 1:02:27 PM
Medicare Medical Necessity Restrictions May Apply
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
3.0 mL Plasma from a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA in a Plastic Vial
Collection Instructions:
Separate plasma from cells by centrifugation within 24 hours of collection place in plastic vial and freeze
Minimum Volume:
2.5 mL EDTA
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
42 days Frozen
Reference Range:
| HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative PCR: |
<20 copies/mL |
| HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative PCR: |
<1.30 Log copies/mL |
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Real-Time PCR
Clinical Significance:
This test is intended for use in conjunction with clinical presentation and other laboratory markers of disease progress for the clinical management of HIV-1 infected patients. The test can be used to assess patient prognosis by measuring the baseline HIV-1 RNA level or to monitor the effects of antiretroviral therapy by measuring changes in EDTA plasma HIV-1 RNA levels during the course of antiretroviral treatment. This test is not intended for use as a screening test for the presence of HIV-1 in blood or blood products or as a diagnostic test to confirm the presence of HIV-1 infection.
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
2 to 4 days
Days Performed:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code:
RTPCR
EPIC Test Code:
IMO2068
Alternate Test Names:
HIV Viral Load; HIV-1 RAN, Quant, RT PCR; HIV-1 RNA RT PCR Non-Graph; HIV-1 RNA, Quant, RT PCR; HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative, Real-Time PCR; Replaced HIV-1 RNA by bDNA Quant
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87536
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