Quantitative STR (VAMC)
Iowa Regional Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Veterans Affairs Hospital 10E-19
319-338-0581, EXT. 5640
(dial 158 from UIHC)
Specimen:
Whole Blood
Minimum:
THREE - FOUR 10 mL yellow top (ACD) tubes.
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver at room temperature.
Testing Schedule:
Test performed daily.
Analytic Time:
Resulted in Epic by 5-7 working days.
Comments:
Requires pre-transplant donor sample and pre-transplant recipient sample and prior Qualitative STR testing. Engraftment test provides percentage of donor DNA in post-transplant blood or bone marrow sample by quantitative analysis of 1 STR locus. All HLA Testing is ordered through the University of Iowa Epic System.
Methodology:
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Sequence Based Typing (SBT)
CPT Code:
83891(x2), 83909(x5), 83900(x1), 83901(x43), 83912(x2) Use modifier (4I or 4L) Use 4I qualifier if order on BMT patient Use 4L qualifier if order on solid organ patient
 
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