91075 Cystic Fibrosis, Mutation Panel

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA). Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Special Form - It is critical to note on the test form (1) whether the patient has CF symptoms, (2) ethnicity, and (3) family history of CF. Risk assessment is dependent on this information.
Two buccal swabs submitted refrigerated also acceptable

Rejection Criteria:

Clotted Specimen
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 24 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 5 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Polyermerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

7-10 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83890 - Nuclear Molecular Diagnostics	83900 - Molecular Diagnostic; First Two Nucleic Acid
83901 X30 - Molecular Diagnostics; Amplification of patient nucleic acid; Each additional Nucleic acid	83909 - Molecular diagnostics; molecular isolation or extraction. separation and identification by high resolution technique
83912 - Molec Diag, Interp & Report	83914 X32 - Mutation identification by enzymatic ligation or primer extension, single segment