Gold with Gel 5.0 mL-Prefered
Lavender/EDTA 3.0 mL
Pink/EDTA 6.0 mL
Red Plain 4.0 mL
Light Green Lithium Heparin with Gel 3.0 mL
Collection Instructions
Follow standard blood collection guidelines in order to obtain optimal specimen.
Preferred Specimen Volume
2.0 mL Plasma or Serum
Minimum Specimen Volume
1.4 mL Plasma or Serum
Specimen Handling
Fully separate from cells within two hours of collection. Deliver to lab as soon as possible.
Specimen Stability
Whole blood can be stored at 2°C - 30°C and must be centrifuged within 6 hours of collection. After separation of cells, plasma and serum may be stored under the following conditions: Room Temperature: 24 hours. Refrigerated: 5 days. Frozen: 2 months. (Aptima Specimen Aliquot Tube)
Shipping Temperature
Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions
Heparinized specimens.
Samples that have not been kept at required stability.
Samples that have not been labeled following St. Luke's protocol (Specimen Verification Policy GEN0009.)
Samples that are not collected in the allowed containers or tubes.
Leaking sample containers.
HCV Quant by NAAT (IU/mL).
HCV Quant by NAAT (log IU/mL).
HCV Quant by NAAT Interpretation.
Performed
Mondays and Thursdays only: 7:30AM.
Turnaround Time (TAT) Reported
1 - 4 days.
Performing Laboratories
Core Laboratory.
Synonyms
HCV Quantitative
HCV Quantitative TMA
HCV Viral Load
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
HCV monitoring
Hep C Quant
Interpretive Data
Normal range for this assay is "Not Detected".
The quantitative range of this assay is 10 - 100,000,000 IU/mL (1.0 - 8.0 log IU/mL).
A result of "Not Detected" does not rule out the presence of inhibitors in the patient specimen or hepatitis C virus RNA concentrations below the level of detection of the test. Care should be taken when interpreting any single viral load determination.
Reference Ranges
Not Detected.
CPT Codes
Refer to Laboratory Procedure Catalog in EPIC
Collection
Collection Containers
Gold with Gel 5.0 mL-Prefered
Lavender/EDTA 3.0 mL
Pink/EDTA 6.0 mL
Red Plain 4.0 mL
Light Green Lithium Heparin with Gel 3.0 mL
Collection Instructions
Follow standard blood collection guidelines in order to obtain optimal specimen.
Preferred Specimen Volume
2.0 mL Plasma or Serum
Minimum Specimen Volume
1.4 mL Plasma or Serum
Specimen Handling
Fully separate from cells within two hours of collection. Deliver to lab as soon as possible.
Specimen Stability
Whole blood can be stored at 2°C - 30°C and must be centrifuged within 6 hours of collection. After separation of cells, plasma and serum may be stored under the following conditions: Room Temperature: 24 hours. Refrigerated: 5 days. Frozen: 2 months. (Aptima Specimen Aliquot Tube)
Shipping Temperature
Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions
Heparinized specimens.
Samples that have not been kept at required stability.
Samples that have not been labeled following St. Luke's protocol (Specimen Verification Policy GEN0009.)
Samples that are not collected in the allowed containers or tubes.
Leaking sample containers.
HCV Quant by NAAT (IU/mL).
HCV Quant by NAAT (log IU/mL).
HCV Quant by NAAT Interpretation.
Performed
Mondays and Thursdays only: 7:30AM.
Turnaround Time (TAT) Reported
1 - 4 days.
Performing Laboratories
Core Laboratory.
Synonyms
HCV Quantitative
HCV Quantitative TMA
HCV Viral Load
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
HCV monitoring
Hep C Quant
Result Interpretation
Interpretive Data
Normal range for this assay is "Not Detected".
The quantitative range of this assay is 10 - 100,000,000 IU/mL (1.0 - 8.0 log IU/mL).
A result of "Not Detected" does not rule out the presence of inhibitors in the patient specimen or hepatitis C virus RNA concentrations below the level of detection of the test. Care should be taken when interpreting any single viral load determination.
