Test Code: DNAx Preferred Name Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement
No
Weekly
10 days
Non-medicare Item
Test Tubes
| Image | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume | Tube Type |
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Bone Marrow | 1 mL (0.5 mL minimum) | EDTA 3 mL whole blood (Lavender top) |
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Peripheral blood | 10 mL ( 1 mL minimum) | 3x EDTA 3 mL whole blood (Lavender top) |
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Tissue | 10-15 sections | Paraffin Embedded Tissue - 30um sections |
COLLECTION NOTES
This is a non-schedule test. Please advise the patient that this test is not covered by Medicare and they will have out-of-pocket expenses.
GENERAL NOTES
Non-MBS there will an out of pocket expense
This PCR used detects 85% of rearrangements when the monoclonal population exceeds 5% of the total cells.
