2011654
print

Hepatitis E Virus by Quantitative PCR

HEV QNT
Example Reports
Detected
Not Detected

Ordering Recommendation

Confirm and quantify the presence of hepatitis E virus.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA) or Serum separator tube (SST).

Specimen Preparation

Separate from cells.  Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Frozen.

Unacceptable Conditions

Heparinized specimens.

Remarks

Additional information required: Specimen source

Stability

Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 year

Methodology

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

Performed

Mon, Thu

Reported

2-5 days

Reference Interval

Not detected

Interpretive Data

The quantitative range of this assay is 3.3- 8.3 log IU/mL (1,800 - 180,000,000 IU/mL). One IU/mL of HEV RNA is approximately 2.25 copies/mL.

A negative result (less than 3.3 log IU/mL or less than 1,800 IU/mL) does not rule out the presence of PCR inhibitors in the patient specimen or HEV RNA concentrations below the level of detection of the test.  Inhibition  may also lead to underestimation of viral quantitation.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

The limit of quantification for this RNA test is 3.3 log IU/mL (1,800 IU/mL). If the test DID NOT DETECT the virus, the test result will be reported as "< 3.3 log IU/mL (< 1,800 IU/mL)." If the test DETECTED the presence of the virus but was not able to accurately quantify the number of international units, the test result will be reported as "Not Quantified."

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

87799

Are you an ARUP Client? Click here for your pricing.

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2011656 Hepatitis E Quant by PCR, Log IU/mL 78750-7
2011657 Hepatitis E Quant by PCR, Interp 48767-8
2011658 Hepatitis E Quant by PCR, IU/mL 69961-1
2011659 Hepatitis E Quant by PCR, Source 31208-2
* Component test codes cannot be used to order tests. The information provided here is not sufficient for interface builds; for a complete test mix, please click the sidebar link to access the Interface Map.

Aliases

  • HEV
  • Viral load monitoring
Hepatitis E Virus by Quantitative PCR