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Comprehensive Heart Biopsy Workup

HRT REQ
Example Reports
Example

Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Four transplant heart biopsies OR five native heart biopsies. Obtain Renal/Heart Biopsy Collection Kit prior to collection procedure (ARUP supply #40460) available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact Client Services at (800) 522-2787.

Specimen Preparation

Special fixatives are required; collection instructions are provided with the kit. Transplant has three biopsies placed in 10 percent formalin and one biopsy placed in Zeus fixative. Native has three biopsies placed in 10 percent formalin, one placed in Zeus fixative, and one placed in glutaraldehyde.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room temperature. Also acceptable: Refrigerated. Ship in cooled container during summer months.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens submitted with non-representative tissue type.

Remarks

Submit electronic request. If you do not have electronic ordering capability, use an ARUP Anatomic Pathology Form (#32960) with an ARUP client number. For additional technical details, contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787. Submit clinical history.

Stability

Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology

Microscopy/Immunohistochemistry/Immunofluorescence/Electron Microscopy

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-5 days

Reference Interval

Interpretive Data

Refer to report.

Compliance Category

Varies by Report

Note

Detailed collection instructions are available in the Renal/Heart Biopsy Collection Kit (#40460) or can be requested by contacting ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787. Use of a different collection kit could result in suboptimal biopsy fixation and delays in diagnosis. All vials must be labeled with the patient's full name and unique identifier. Avoid drying of specimens; make sure the specimens are completely submerged into the fixative and not caught on vial sides or in the threads of the cap. Testing is ordered at the discretion of the ARUP pathologist; charges vary by individual patient.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

CPT codes vary by individual patient

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
8070000 Submitting Physician 18781-5
8070010 Clinical History 22636-5
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Aliases

  • Cardiac Biopsy
  • Heart Biopsy
Comprehensive Heart Biopsy Workup