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Specimen Requirements and CPT Codes

The Molecular Genetics Laboratory at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides a current listing of test requirements and CPT codes.  All tests include PCR based sequence analysis of all coding exons and intron/exon boundaries of gene specified unless otherwise indicated. 

* For most genetic tests, blood samples are not acceptable from patients having undergone bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.  Please send cytobrushes on these patients. Please call 513-636-4474 for a free cytobrush collection kit.

In-house analysis has shown that amplification of DNA from leukodepleted red cell concentrate is possible.  Recent literature indicates that donor white cells persist in the recepient for up to two weeks. If patient's results are not consistent with phenotype, retesting >14  days post transfusion is an option.

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Type TestIndicationCPT CodesSample Requirements*Collection InfoTAT
Alagille syndrome 1 (JAG1) Cholestasis, paucity of bile ducts, cardiac defects, skeletal abnormalities, ophthalmalogic abnormalities and characteristic facial features

83890
83898 (x3)
83894 (x3)
83891 (x2)
83904 (x49) 83909 (x49)
83912

No less than 2 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AT) Intrahepatic cholestasis in infancy, COPD or cholestatic liver disease in adulthood.

83890
83898 (x3)
83894 (x3)
83891 (x2)
83904 (x49) 83909 (x49)
83912

No less than 2 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks
A1AT genotype assayIntrahepatic cholestasis in infancy, COPD or cholestatic liver disease in adulthood.  Determination of PI*Z and PI*S alleles only.

83890
83896 (x2)
83900 
83909
83912

No less than 2 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)48 hours
Autoimmune lympho-proliferative syndrome (ALPS, types Ia and O) secondary to mutations in FAS (TNFRSF6) Chronic or recurrent lymphadenopathy, [hepato] splenomegaly, autoimmune disease affecting blood cells and other tissues

83890
83898 (x9)
83894 (x9)
83891 (x9)
83904 (x18)
83912

No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

1 month

BCR / ABL by PCRCML/AML/NHL cancer83891
83902
83898 (x9)
83894
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

6 business days if received by Tuesdays @ 2 PM

Cadherin 23 
Nonsyndromic hearing loss, Usher syndrome - type 1

83890
83898 (x66)
83894 (x66)
83891 (x66)
83904 (x132)
83912

No less than 3 ml. in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

4-5 weeks

Connexin 26 (Includes ENT specialist interpretation)Hearing loss; deafness, family history of deafness

83890
83898 (x2)
83894 (x2)
83891 (x2)
83904 (x6)
83912

No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

2-3 weeks

Connexin 30Hearing loss; deafness, family history of deafness83890
83898 (x3)
83894 (x3)
83912
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

2-3 weeks

CYP450Genetic pharmacology testingvaries; please call for specific test informationNo less than 2 mL in purple top EDTA tube.  Cytobrushes are also acceptable.Room temperature48 hours
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier ScreeningPregnancy screen, family history of CF

83900
83901 (x13)
83891 83912 88384

No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

3 business days from receipt

DNA Extraction  83890No less than 3 mL in purple tope EDTA tube Room temperature 
ELA2 Severe congenital neutropenia, cyclic neutropenia83890 83898x5 83894x7 83891x5 83904x11 83909x11 83912No less that 3 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeBlood; Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)4 weeks
Fabry Disease GLA deficiency; hand pain, temperature intolerance, high fevers, nausea, diarrhea NOS; vascular lesions; early onset kidney failure, heart disease, strokes.83890
83898 (x7)
83894 (x7)
83891(x7)
83904 (x14)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3 weeks
Factor V Leiden Mutation Analysis OnlyCoagulopathy NOS, deep vein thrombosis, thrombophilia83890
83894
83898 (x2)
83912
No less than 2 ml in purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD
Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

1-week

Fragile XMR; dev. delay; hypotonia; macrocephaly; dysmorphic features; family history of Fragile-X syndrome83890
83892
83894
83898
83896
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

2 weeks

Gaucher Disease Deficient acid B-glucosidase; enlarged liver and / or spleen, low platelets

83890
83898 (x8)
83894 (x8)
83891X8

83904 (x24)
83912

No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3 weeks
HAX1 (Kostmann disease) Severe congenital neutropenia83909 83898x7 83894x9 83891x7 83904x14 83909x14 83912 No less that 3 mL in purple top EDTA tube Blood at room temperature (refigerate if kept overnight) 4 weeks

Hearing Loss Panel

Tier 1

Connexin 26 with connexin 30 deletion analysis and mitochondrial mutation screening.

Hearing loss; deafness, family history of deafness83890
83898 (x5)
83894 (x3)
83891 (x4)
83904 (x10)
83912
84378
No less than 2 ml. in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks

Hearing Loss Panel

Tier 2

Cadherin 23, Myosin 7A and Otoferlin

Nonsyndromic hearing loss, Usher syndrome, auditory neuropathy

83890 (X2)
83898 (x162)
83894 (x162)
83891 (x162)

83904 (x324)
83912

No less than 3 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)6-8 weeks
Hereditary HemochromatosisDiabetes, bronze skin; liver disease, cardiomyopathy, iron storage disease83891
83894
83898
83912
83892
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

2 weeks (5 days stat)

Hunter Syndrome (MPS II, IDS) Developmental
delay, coarse facial features, hepato-splenomegaly, abdominal and inguinal hernias, behavioral abnormalities
83890
83898 (x10)
83894 (x10)
83891 (x10)
83904 (x20)
83909 (x20)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

3 weeks

IPEX (FOXP3) [X-linked immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathyy, enteropathy syndrome]

Infantile onset of systemic autoimmunity including type I diabetes or thyroid disease, severe watery diarrhea and dermatitis, failure-to-thrive, life-threatening infections and additional autoimmune disorders including various cytopenias, tubular nephrology and alopecia83890
83898 (x7)
83894 (x7)
83891 (x22)
83904 (x44)
83909 (x14)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

4 weeks

JaundiceChip Resequencing ArrayHepatomegaly, cholestasis, pruritis, with or without extrahepatic symptoms, elevated serum bile acids, abnormal GGT in infancy.

83890
83898 (x36)
83894 (x36)
84378 (x36)
83892  88386 83904 (x10) 83909 (x10)  
83912

No less than 2 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeNo less than 2 mL in a purple top EDTA tube3-4 weeks
MCAD--Medium acyl-CoA
dehydrogenase
deficiency
 
Unexplained hypoglycemia or metabolic acidosis in an infant; abnormal newborn screen, acylcarnitine or organic acids profile consistent with MCAD deficiency; family history of MCAD deficiency83890
83898 (x11)
83894 (x11)
83891 (x11)
83904 (x22)
83912

No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeNo less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tube3-4 weeks

MECP2 (Rett syndrome)

Developmental delay or regression, autism spectrum disorders, severe neonatal encephalopathy in males83890 83898x6 83894x6 83891x5 83904x10 83909x10 83912 No less than 3 mL in a purple top EDTA tube Blood at room temperature (refigerate if kept overnight) 3-4 weeks

Mitochondrial mutation
screening*
for hereditary hearing loss

*A1555G, C1494T, A7445G, C7511T

Hearing loss; deafness, family history of deafness; particularly with a history of aminoglycoside exposure83890
83898 (x3)
83894
83891(x3)
83904 (x6)
83912
84378
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD
Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight
2-3 weeks

MUNC13-4
(Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis)

HLH; fevers, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, coagulation
defect, CNS
Involvement
83890
83898 (x22)
83894 (x5)
83891 (x22)
83904 (x44)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)2 months

Myosin 7A

Nonsyndromic hearing loss, Usher syndrome type 283890
83898 (x49)
83894 (x49)
83891 (x49)
83904 (x98)
83912
No less than 3 ml. in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)4-5 weeks

Otoferlin

Nonsyndromic hearing loss, auditory neuropathy83890
83898 (x47)
83894 (x47)
83891 (x47)
83904 (x94)
83912
No less than 3 ml. in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)4-5 weeks
Pendrin
(SLC26A4)
Sensorineural hearing loss with temporal bone abnormalities (EVA)83890
83898 (x20)
83894 (x20)
83904 (x40)
83909 (x40)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)2-3 weeks

PFIC1/BRIC1

(FIC1 Deficiency)

PFIC1:  Hepatomegaly, cholestasis, pruritis, severe diarrhea, failure to thrive,  pancreatic insufficiency elevated serum bile acids and low GGT in infancy.

BRIC1:  intermittent bouts of cholestasis, pruritis and diarrhea.

 

83890
83898 (x12)
83894 (x12) 83891 (x11)
83904 (x50)
83909 (x50)
83912
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeNoBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks

PFIC2

(BSEP Deficiency)

PFIC2: Hepatomegaly, cholestasis, pruritis, hepatocellular carcinoma, elevated serum bile acids and low GGT,

BRIC1: intermittent bouts of cholestasis, pruritis and diarrhea.

83890
83898 (x11)
83894 (x11) 83891 (x10)
83904 (x54)
83909 (x54)
83912
No less than 2 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks

PFIC3

(MDR3 Deficiency)

PFIC3: Hepatomegaly, cholestasis, pruritis, elevated serum bile acids and high GGT in infancy.  Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy may occur in female carriers of this disease.

BRIC1: intermittent bouts of cholestasis, pruritis and diarrhea.

83890
83898 (x10)
83894 (x10) 83891 (X9)
83904 (x54)
83909 (x54)
83912

No less than 2 mL in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks

PRF1

(Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis)

HLH; fevers, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, coagulation defect, CNS Involvement83890
83898 (x3)
83894 (x3)
83891(x2)
83904 (x12)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

1 month

PML/RAR
By PCR
APL Or Leukemia83891
83902
83898 (x4)
83894
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

6 business days if received by Tuesdays @ 2 PM


Pompe disease(GAA) includes infantile form

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
feeding difficulties, cardiac disease
/ failure, respiratory distress, muscle weakness, enlarged tongue
83890
83898 (x17)
83894 (x17)
83891 (x17)
83904 (x34)
83909 (x34)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)1-2 weeks for infantile form 2-3 weeks for juvenile or adult onset form
Prader Willi or Angelman SyndromeDevelopmental delay; dysmorphic features; failure to thrive; hypotonia, MR; microcephaly, obesity, seizure disorder83891
83894
83901 (x2)
83912
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

2-3 weeks

SCT-BME Bone marrow
engraftment
for sub-cell type
Determination of specific types of cells following bone marrow transplantation.88184
83890 (x2)
83900 (x4)
83901(x26)
83902 (x4)
83912

Donor: 5ml EDTA lavendar top tube.

Pretransplant: 5 ml EDTA tube.

Post-transplant:

  • WBC>2,000 / dl = 5 ml EDTA tube
  • WBC<2,000 / dl = 10ml EDTA tube

OR 3ml bone marrow in sodium heparin (green top) tube.

BLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)4 business days
STR
Bone Marrow Engraftment
Determination of proportions of host and donor cells following bone marrow transplantation.83890
83894
83898
83912

Donor: 5ml EDTA lavendar top tube.

Pretransplant: 5 ml EDTA tube.

Post-transplant:

  • WBC>2,000 / dl = 5 ml EDTA tube
  • WBC<2,000 / dl = 10ml EDTA tube

OR 3ml bone marrow in sodium heparin (green top) tube.

BLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)4 business days
STR
Maternal
Exclusion
In conjunction with prenatal testing by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling83890
83894
83898 (x10)
83912
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight) 

STX11

(Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis)

HLH; fevers, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, coagulation defect, CNS Involvement83890
83898
83894
83891
83904 (x6)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

1 month

Thrombophilic Polymorphism Panel (Factor V Leiden, PAI-1, MTHFR, Prothrombin 20210)Coagulopathy NOS, deep vein thrombosis, thrombophilia83890
83894 (x4)
83898 (x5)
83912
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

1-2 weeks

TPMT GenotypeGenetic pharmacology testing83891 83898x8 83912No less than 2 mL in purple top EDTA tube; cytobrushes are also acceptableRoom temperature48 hours
Twin Zygosity Studies 83890 (x2)
83894
83898 (x10)
83912
No less than 2 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight) 
VLCAD--Very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase  deficiency Cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion and/or arrhythmia; hypoglycemia; rhabdomyolysis / skeletal myopathy; abnormal newborn screen or acylcarnitine profile consistent with VLCAD deficiency; family history of VLCAD deficiency83890
83898 (x12)
83894 (x12)
83891 (x12)
83904 (x24)
83912

No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS)Thrombocytopenia, small platelet diameter, eczema, recurrent infections83890
83898 (x7)
83894 (x8)
83891 (x6)
83904 (x19)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)3-4 weeks
X-Linked Hyper IgM Immunodeficiency syndrome (XHM)

Recurrent bacterial infections, hematologic disorders, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, GI abnormalities, neurologic deterioration, elevated IgM with hypogammaglobulinemia

83890
83898 (x5)
83894 (x5)
83891 (x5)
83904 (x10)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)1 month
X-Linked Lympho-proliferative disease (XLP-SH2D1A)

Fulminant Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection, lymphoma, dysgamma-globinemia

83890
83898 (x4)
83894 (x4)
83891 (x4)
83904 (x8)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)1 month
X-Linked Lympho-proliferative disease (XLP-BIRC4)

Fulminant Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection, lymphoma, dysgammaglobinemia

83890
83898 (x6)
83894 (x6)
83891 (x6)
83904 (x12)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)1 month
X-Linked Severe Combined Immuno-deficiency (XSCID)

Recurrent and life-threatening infections, thymic hypoplasia, growth failure, agammaglobulinemia

83890
83898 (x4)
83894 (x4)
83891 (x4)
83904 (x16)
83912
No less than 3 ml in a purple top EDTA tubeBLOOD Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)1 month
Family Specific Mutation Detection (for diseases listed above)Molecular analysis of at-risk family members of proband previously identified with specific mutation83890
83898
83894
83891
83904
83912

No less than 3 ml in purple top EDTA tube

BLOOD

Room temperature (refrigerate if kept overnight)

2-4 weeks