TEST DOWN

 

Bartonella PCR, Blood

Order Code:                             BARTB

CPT Code:                               87801

Referral Laboratory:                Mayo Medical Laboratories

 

Effective November 11, 2021, Bartonella PCR, Blood (BARTB) is down per Mayo Medical Laboratories. The recommended replacement test is Bartonella Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Serum (MMLR).

 

REPLACEMENT TEST

 

Bartonella Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Serum

Order Code:                             MMLR

CPT Code:                               86611 x4

Referral Laboratory:                Mayo Medical Laboratories

 

Collection Instructions: Collect 3 mL of whole blood in a red top vacutainer. Centrifuge specimen and aliquot serum into a plastic vial. Ship the specimen refrigerated.

 

Methodology: Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)

 

Reference Range:

Bartonella quintana

IgG: <1:128

IgM: <1:20