Soluble Mesothelin Related Peptides (MESOMARK)
| CPT Code(s): | 86316 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:Serum separator tube or plain red.Because MESOMARK® is a test approved by the FDA as a Humanitarian Use Device, testing should be ordered using the following procedure(s):1. The ordering physician must register with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for MESOMARK® testing. Go to www.fdi.com/mesomark to obtain IRB certification online.2. The test should be ordered using the RDL requisition form. The full name of the ordering physician must be included on the RDL form to ensure timely testing of the specimen. Specimens submitted with incomplete information may delay specimen testing. 3. Physicians are instructed as follows: RDL does not accept specimens directly from physician offices. RDL only accepts specimens from established clients. To send a specimen to RDL, contact your local hospital/reference lab to determine if they are an RDL client and can send the specimen. If they cannot send the specimens to RDL, contact RDL Client Services at (888) 431-7474 to find an RDL client in your area. 4. Forms and information about MESOMARK® testing, and IRB registration, may be accessed at www.fdi.com/mesomark.5. RDL will receive specimens via usual shipping routes, from designated clients. When the specimen arrives, with an accompanying requisition, the physician's full name will be logged in, if present. If the ordering physician's full name is not present, the specimen is placed on EXCEPT after evaluation by the Special Chemistry department. The Special Chemistry lab will then contact Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. (FDI), who will then contact the physician for certification. FDI will then notify RDL in Special Chemistry of completed certification. Special Chemistry will proceed with testing after certification is completed by the physician.Collect: Serum separator tube or plain red. Specimen Preparation:Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Transport 0.2 mL serum. (Min: 0.1 mL) Storage/Transport Temperature:Frozen. Stability:After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 24 hours; Frozen: 3 months |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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