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HelpTest Code MONO Infectious Mononucleosis Screen
Performing Laboratory
| Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-2385 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Plateau Medical Center Laboratory | 304-469-8621 |
| Greenbrier Valley Laboratory | 304-647-6060 |
Specimen Requirements
WCH-Plasma-Mint Green, Dark Green Lithium Heparin, Lavender Top-EDTA or Serum-Red Top
TVH-Lavender Top-EDTA or Serum-Red TopSerum
Allow SST or red top to completely clot at room temperature
Spin for 10 minutes and separate plasma/serum from contact with cells as soon as possible
1 mL of plasma/serum (minimum -microtainer)
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
- Hemolyzed
Storage and Stability
| Refrigerate 2-8o C | Up to 48 hours |
| Frozen < -20o C | Undetermined |
Reference Values
Negative
Methodology
Direct Solid Phase Immunoassay-WCH
Rapid Chromatographic Immunoassay-TVH
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
CPT Coding
86308