IDH1/IDH2 Mutation Analysis
Order Name
IDH1/IDH2 Mutation
Test Number: 6907379
Revision Date 02/02/2022
Test Number: 6907379
Revision Date 02/02/2022
| Test Name | Methodology | LOINC Code |
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IDH1/IDH2 Mutation Analysis
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Polymerase Chain Reaction/Pyrosequencing |
| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS | ||||
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| Specimen | Specimen Volume (min) | Specimen Type | Specimen Container | Transport Environment |
| Preferred | See Instructions | Tissue | Paraffin Block | Room Temperature |
| Alternate 1 | 5 mL (3 mL) | Whole Blood | EDTA (Lavender Top) | Room Temperature |
| Alternate 2 | 5 mL (3 mL) | Bone Marrow | EDTA (Lavender Top) | Room Temperature |
| Instructions | Collection Instructions: Collect whole blood in or add bone marrow aspirate to appropriately anticoagulated tube, invert several times to mix specimen. DO NOT CENTRIFUGE; specimen must be kept in original container. Rejection Criteria: Tissue specimens with no tumor, frozen specimens and specimens fixed/processed in alternative fixatives (alcohol Prefer ® ) or fixatives containing heavy metals. Specimen processing: Paraffin-embedded, formalin-fixed tissue block or unstained 5µm slides, preferably 5 slides. If the specimen to be tested is a needle biopsy or contains <50% tumor please send 10 unstained 5µm slides. Stability: Ambient - Indefinite; Refrigerated - indefinite; Frozen - Unacceptable |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| Testing Schedule | Thursdays |
| Expected TAT | Within 10 days |
| Notes | Reference Lab: Tricore Test Code: MDIDH Click Here to view information on the Tricore website. United Healthcare Insurance requires that each component of this panel has a Pre-Authorization obtained. Please submit the following tests for Pre-Authorization when the patient has United Healthcare insurance. 6907379A - IDH1 Mutation 6907379B - IDH2 Mutation |
| CPT Code(s) | 81120, 81121, G0452-26 |
| Lab Section | Reference Lab |