MCAD Profile
Order Code: MCAD
Epic Lab Code: LAB3556
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA)
Alternate Collection Media:
Yellow top tube (ACD solution A)
Minimum:
Adult Minimum: 2 mL whole blood in lavender top (EDTA) tube Pediatric Minimum: 0.5 mL whole blood Contact Clinical Pathology/Core Laboratory for information on sending prenatal specimens (356-3527).
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.
Specimen Instructions:
Specimen must arrive within 96 hours of collection.
Turn Around Time:
12 days upon receipt in reference laboratory
Reference Range:
An interpretive report will be provided.
Comments:
Please print, complete, and submit the following with the appropriate signatures and the correct sample type: Molecular Genetics - Congenital Inherited Diseases Patient Information Sheet and the Informed Consent for DNA Testing from Mayo Medical Laboratories with the A-1a Miscellaneous Request.
Methodology:
DNA sequence analysis is used to test for the presence of a mutation in all 12 exons of the MCAD gene (ACADM).
CPT Code:
83890, 83892, 83894, 83898, 83909(x2) If a mutation is NOT found in the 985A>G region, additional sequencing and additional charges will occur; 83892, 83894, 83900, 83901 (x8), 83909 (x20). MCAD DNA, Additional Sequence is part of the MCAD Profile. If a mutation is NOT found in the MCAD Profile, 985A>G region, this test will be added on by the laboratory at an additional charge. CPT Codes for MCAD DNA, Additional Sequence: 83892, 83900, 83909(x20).