Specimen

Whole Blood, Bone Marrow

Collection Medium:

Alternate
Collection Media:

Call laboratory for additional acceptable specimen collection 
containers.

Minimum:

5 mL whole blood or 3 mL bone marrow

Rejection Criteria:

Sample MUST be received at reference laboratory within 48 hours of 
collection due to lability of RNA.

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.

Testing Schedule:

Testing schedule varies.

Analytic Time:

2-7 days

Reference Range:

By report.

Test
Limitations:

Ambient: 1 hour (Samples must be refrigerated within one hour and reach 
the reference laboratory within 48 hours of draw time-due to lability 
of RNA).

Methodology:

Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction/Fluroscence Monitoring

CPT Code:

83891, 83902, 83913, 83898(x2), 83896(x4), 83912.

See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery