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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code LAB12406 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, Qualitative

Department

SEND OUTS

Reference Lab Test Number

HCVQL

Collection Requirements

Only collect Monday through Thursday.

Refer To

Warde Medical Laboratory

Primary Collection Container

Lavender 6 mL (K3EDTA)

Alternate Collection Container

Red (No Gel)

Transport

Plasma frozen

Preferred Transport Temperature

Frozen

Processing

Centrifuge and separate plasma from cells within 6 hours of collection. Send 3.0 mL in a screw-capped plastic vial.

Dedicated specimens are required. Specimens used in other assays will not be tested.

Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable

Refrigerated: 3 days

Frozen (-20°C): 60 days

Frozen (-70°C): 60 days

Minimum Testing Volume

2.5 mL plasma

Reference Range

Not detected

Methodology

Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

Performed

Monday – Friday

Reported

4 days

CPT Codes

87521

Unacceptable Conditions

Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, heparin plasma, gel-based plasma separation tubes,
specimens subjected to repeat freeze thaw cycles, shared specimens.