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HCV RT-PCR, QUANT (NON-GRAPH)
Message"Submit a separate frozen specimen for each frozen test ordered. This procedure does not provide serial monitoring; it is intended for one-time use only. If serial monitoring is required, please use the serial monitoring number to order.
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Test Code
550080
Alias/See Also
HCV RNA Quantitation, TaqMan®
CPT Codes
87522
Preferred Specimen
"Serum or plasma
3.5 mL
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3.5 mL
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Minimum Volume
"2.3 mL
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Instructions
"Centrifuge specimen within six hours of collection. Remove serum/plasma, transfer serum/plasma to a screw-cap polypropylene transport tube (not ""pop top"" or ""snap cap""), and freeze. Specimens collected in PPT™ need to be centrifuged within six hours and frozen. Ship frozen. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
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Transport Container
"PPT™, gel-barrier tube, or lavender-top (EDTA) tube
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Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Freeze
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Hemolysis; heparinized plasma; nonfrozen specimens; PPT™ not centrifuged; specimen received in ""pop top"" or ""snap cap"" tube; whole blood
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Methodology
"COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HCV Test v 2.0 "
Limitations
"The quantifiable range of the assay is 15 IU/mL to 100,000,000 IU/mL.
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Clinical Significance
"Determine the number of international units (IU) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA per milliliter in serum or plasma in known HCV-positive patients
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