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HelpTest Code CMVMAB Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody, IgM
Additional Codes
| Hospital Ordering Code |
| LAB957 CMV IgM |
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube Type:
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)
Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
Collection Information:
Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum refrigerated in a screw-capped, round-bottom, plastic vial. Forward promptly.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.
Stability
Refrigerated Stability:
7 days
Frozen Stability:
Indefinitely
Ambient Stability:
NOT Acceptable
Performing Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
CPT
86645
Methodology
Multiplex Flow Immunoassay
Performance
Monday through Friday
Analytical Time:
1 day
Testing Laboratory:
Pathology Laboratory
Laboratory Section:
Core Laboratory
Alias
Cytomegalovirus, Cytomegalovirus, IgM (Immunoglobulin M), Torch IgM