HEPATITIS C VIRAL RNA, GENOTYPE, LIPA

Test Code

HCVRGE

Alias/See Also

37811

CPT Codes
87902

Patient Preparation
2 mL plasma collected in a PPT potassium EDTA (white-top) tube or EDTA (lavender-top) tube

Minimum Volume

0.6 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

1 mL serum

Instructions

Separate serum or plasma from whole blood within 24 hours of collection by centrifugation. Transfer the plasma to sterile, polypropylene screw-cap vial.

Transport Container

Sterile, polypropylene screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 42 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Unspun PPT tube or Heparinized samples

Methodology
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

Setup Schedule

Set up: Daily

Report Available

2-5 days

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153

The CPT Codes provided in this document 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 payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.