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HelpTest Code NHIVUS HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, Plasma
Specimen
Draw blood in a lavender-top(EDTA) tube. Spin down, remove plasma from the cells within 24 hours and send 2.0 ml of EDTA plasma.
Performing Location
NORDX
CPT Code
87536
Collection Container
EDTA (purple top) tube
Specimen Transport Temperature
Frozen
Day(s) Test Set Up
Thursday
Volume
2.0 ml
Units of Measure
copies/mL
LOINC
70241-5
Methodology
COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS Taqman HIV-1 Test, Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)