Infectious Mononucleosis

Message
SRHC Clients:
1 gold tube

Transport room temp <2 hours if cells and serum are not seperated.
Transport refrigerated same day if cells and serum are seperated.


Test Code
MONO


Alias/See Also
Mono Test


CPT Codes
86308

Preferred Specimen
1 gold tube(min 0.1 ml serum)


Transport Container
1 gold tube or 1 red tube
1 lavender
1 blue


Specimen Stability


Sample available at SRH for 48 hours after processing.
Refrigerated 48 hours--refrigerate within 4 hours.
Frozen--up to 3 months(avoid repeat freezing and thawing)




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


Methodology
Agglutination

Setup Schedule


Daily




Report Available


1-24 hours




Reference Range
See patient report.




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.