Alias

Epic: LABS11541; ARUP: 0060040

Collect

Bone marrow aspirate in lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA), amniotic fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), CSF, ocular fluid, tissue, urine, or dried blood spot (DBS).

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL bone marrow, amniotic fluid, BAL, CSF, ocular fluid, or urine to a sterile container (Min: 0.5 mL).
Dried Blood Spot: Whole blood collected on newborn screening card (3/16 inch punch). Transport punch in an ARUP standard transport tube.
Tissue: Transfer to a sterile container and freeze immediately.

Unacceptable Conditions

Heparinized specimens, tissues in optimal cutting temperature compound.
Saliva (Refer to ARUP test code 2008555, CMVPCR SAL.)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Dried Blood Spot: Room temperature.
All others: Frozen

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Bone Marrow: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 week
Dried Blood Spot: Ambient: 90 days; Refrigerated: 8 days; Frozen: 8 days
Tissue: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 3 months
All others: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: 3 months

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 days

Ordering Recommendations

Use to detect cytomegalovirus; does not quantify viral load. If submitting plasma, refer to Cytomegalovirus by Quantitative NAAT, Plasma (3005895).

Remarks

Specimen source is required.

Performing Lab

ARUP Laboratories

Referral Lab

Laboratories.

Methodology

Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

CPT Codes

87496
Collection

Alias

Epic: LABS11541; ARUP: 0060040

Collect

Bone marrow aspirate in lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA), amniotic fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), CSF, ocular fluid, tissue, urine, or dried blood spot (DBS).

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL bone marrow, amniotic fluid, BAL, CSF, ocular fluid, or urine to a sterile container (Min: 0.5 mL).
Dried Blood Spot: Whole blood collected on newborn screening card (3/16 inch punch). Transport punch in an ARUP standard transport tube.
Tissue: Transfer to a sterile container and freeze immediately.

Unacceptable Conditions

Heparinized specimens, tissues in optimal cutting temperature compound.
Saliva (Refer to ARUP test code 2008555, CMVPCR SAL.)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Dried Blood Spot: Room temperature.
All others: Frozen

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Bone Marrow: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 week
Dried Blood Spot: Ambient: 90 days; Refrigerated: 8 days; Frozen: 8 days
Tissue: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 3 months
All others: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: 3 months

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 days

Ordering Recommendations

Use to detect cytomegalovirus; does not quantify viral load. If submitting plasma, refer to Cytomegalovirus by Quantitative NAAT, Plasma (3005895).

Remarks

Specimen source is required.

Performing Lab

ARUP Laboratories

Referral Lab

Laboratories.
Result Interpretation

Methodology

Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Administrative

CPT Codes

87496

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