BCR/ABL p190 Quant, Monitor

• CPT Code: 81207
• LOINC:
• Specimen Type: EDTA whole blood or bone marrow
• Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; analytic time 4 days
• Instructions: 1.0 mL whole blood in original lavender tube, ambient or refrigerated. Alt/ 4.0 ml bone marrow in original lavender tube, ambient. Min 4.0 mL blood or 2.0 ml bone marrow.
• Text: Useful For: Monitoring response to therapy in patients with known e1/a2 bcr/abl (p190) fusion forms. Components: Z7004 BCR/ABL p190 Result; Z5291 Specimen type; Z5292 Final Diagnosis/Interpretation.
• Methodology: Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)