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HelpTest Code HSV12G HSV I AND II IGG [LAB4039]
Performing Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory Des Moines, IA
Clinical Testing | Pathology Laboratory
Laboratory Section:
Microbiology
Test Performance
Performed:
Daily
Analytical Time:
Same day/1 day
Specimen Requirements
Preferred Collection Container:
SST (Serum Separator)
Also Acceptable Collection Container:
Red (No Additive)
Collection Information:
Collect blood in a serum separator tube or red serum tube.
Transport Information:
Spin down and send 0.6 mL of serum refrigerated.
Minimum Sample Volume: 
0.4 mL of serum (approximately 0.8 mL of whole blood based upon normal patient hematocrit)
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated Stability:
14 days - Preferred
Frozen Stability:
14 days
Ambient Stability:
NOT Acceptable
CPT Code
86695-Herpes simplex, type 1; 86696-Herpes simplex, type 2
Methodology
Immunoassay
Alias
HSV 1&2 IgG