REF MISC
Toxo gondii PCR, Amniotic
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Sterile container
Specimen Type:
Amniotic fluid, UNCENTRIFUGED
Preferred Volume:
0.5 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.2 mL
Store and Transport:
Frozen
Stability:
Frozen - 90 days
Refrigerated - 7 days
Room temperature - 7 days
Unacceptable Condition:
Quantity not sufficient for analysis; gross specimen contamination; specimen too old; leaking or broken tube.
CPT Codes:
87798
Method:
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)