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Post-Transplant, Hepatitis C Virus RNA, Real-Time PCR, Plasma
Test Code18104
CPT Codes
87522
Preferred Specimen
3 mL plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
For Shipper collection please see detailed instructions in Test Resources
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 84 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 84 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Samples frozen in primary tube • Unspun whole blood samples >24 hours from collection • Samples collected in sodium or lithium heparin
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Setup Schedule
Monday-Sunday Morning
Report available: Next Day
Report available: Next Day
Reference Range
| HCV RNA, QN PCR | Not Detected | IU/mL |
| HCV RNA, QN PCR | Not Detected | Log IU/ mL |
Clinical Significance
Useful in monitoring therapy and/or disease progression. Reportable range is 15 to 100,000,000 IU/mL (1.18 to 8.00 log IU/mL).
