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Test Code: Array Preferred Name Microarray - Blood

No
N/A
Batched
4 weeks
Medicare Item
N/A

Test Tubes

ImageSpecimen TypeSpecimen VolumeTube Type
Blood - adult4 mL2x EDTA 3 mL whole blood (Lavender top)
Blood - paediatric3 mLEDTA 3 mL whole blood (Lavender top)
Blood - neonatal2 mLEDTA 2 mL Paediatric ( Lavender Top)

COLLECTION NOTES

Dedicated tube.

GENERAL NOTES

MBS Item 73292 has in-item condition that must be satisfied to be Medicare eligible - the request form requires a notation that the diagnostic studies are of a person with developmental delay/intellectual disability, or autistic spectrum disorder, or at least two or more congenital abnormalities.


Microarray testing provides a method of scanning the genome for gains and losses of chromosomal material with significantly higher resolution and greater clinical yield than has been previously possible.

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