Liver Fibrosis, Chronic Viral Hepatitis (Echosens FibroMeter)
| CPT Code(s): | (83883; 84450; 84460; 84520; 82977); (Alt code:81599**The 2015 AMA CPT manual contains the component CPT Codes and the new MAAA codes. Please direct any questions regarding CPT coding to the payer being billed.) |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation:Include an automated platelet count. Platelet count should be performed on the EDTA whole blood sample at the client site within 3 days of submission for testing. Collect:Lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA) AND serum separator tube AND lt. blue (sodium citrate) Specimen Preparation:Separate serum and citrated plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Do not send the EDTA whole blood to RDL.Transfer 3 mL serum to an RDL Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 1.2 mL) Transfer 1 mL platelet-poor citrated plasma to an RDL Standard Transport Tube (Min: 0.5 mL) Storage/Transport Temperature:Serum: Frozen. Plasma (citrated): CRITICAL FROZEN. Stability:Serum: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 2 weeks Plasma: Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 2 weeks |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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