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Here is an email that I got straight from the company that does these new blood test.
To order you test kit, please e-mail your full name, address and telephone number to info@vipdx.com. There is a 4-6 week back order. All supplies and instructions are in the test kit. Your physician will need to order tests/sign the requisition and provide a diagnosis code so that we can send you a proper statement of services and fees that you can submit to your insurance company. We will also need the same to bill Medicare, if that is the case for you. Our new pre-printed requisitions are not yet available so you will need to write the name of the XMRV test want on the Other line at the bottom of the requisition. All tubes in your kit must be filled and shipped room temperature by FedEx Overnight. We provide the clinical pack envelope and airbill for you to do this.
No special preparation is required for specimens; ship specimens at ambient (room) temperature. Specimens must be received within 24 hours for proper analysis. Collection and shipping instructions are included in each kit along with all required specimen tubes. The return clinical envelope and overnight airbill are also included.
VIP Dx is a fee-for-service specialty clinical laboratory. Fees are due at the time of service. VIP Dx will continue to provide patients with a complete statement with all ICD and CPT codes so that they can seek reimbursement from their own insurance company.
XMRV is a gamma-retrovirus and replicates in dividing cells. Low-level latent infections are best detected in activated, dividing cells; to activate a latent virus takes additional cell culture. Productive infections are more easily detected without special treatment of the specimen.
Each XAND specimen must have an XAND acceptance code on the test requisition. The XAND acceptance code is assigned by our staff and will arrive on the test requisition in your specimen kit. Specimens sent without the appropriate acceptance code may result in the delay or inability to perform the diagnostic test. The diagnostic tests available for XAND* are as follows:
XAND by PCR for XMRV active infection: Test Code XAND ($400)
XAND1 by virus culture for XMRV latent infection: Test Code XND1 ($500)
XAND2 by PCR for XMRV active infection and virus culture for latent infection: Test Code XND2 ($650)
We are accepting XAND tests on Tuesdays and Fridays only due to the incubation period required for proper analysis. Therefore, you must have your blood drawn on Monday or Thursday and ship immediately back to us by priority overnight FedEx for receipt by us on Tuesday or Friday.
For XAND testing you must use the coded test requisition provided with your kit. Refer to the updated specimen guidelines in the right column of the test requisition for proper blood draw.
VIP Dx will bill Medicare as long as the patient provides a valid copy of their Medicare card and any supplemental insurance and the patient signs the ABN (Advanced Beneficiary Notice) located on the reverse side of the test requisition. Medicare patients will be responsible for any fees not covered by Medicare and supplemental insurance.
VIP Dx is committed to having everyone tested who wants to be tested. Please accept our sincere apology for any delays. We thank you for your support and patience.
Please visit our website at www.vipdx.com for more information on VIP Dx and our tests.
Please visit Whittemore Peterson Institute for FAQ on the XMRV virus at www.wpinstitute.org .
On behalf of the VIP Dx team, we thank you for your support.
You can get your labs drawn at the local hospital lab or at a Lab Corp.
Sincerely,
Marguerite Ross, Director
Marketing & Client Relations
VIP Dx / RedLabs
5625 Fox Ave - Rm 369
Reno, NV 89506
775-351-1890
Fax: 775-682-8517
www.vipdx.com
To order you test kit, please e-mail your full name, address and telephone number to info@vipdx.com. There is a 4-6 week back order. All supplies and instructions are in the test kit. Your physician will need to order tests/sign the requisition and provide a diagnosis code so that we can send you a proper statement of services and fees that you can submit to your insurance company. We will also need the same to bill Medicare, if that is the case for you. Our new pre-printed requisitions are not yet available so you will need to write the name of the XMRV test want on the Other line at the bottom of the requisition. All tubes in your kit must be filled and shipped room temperature by FedEx Overnight. We provide the clinical pack envelope and airbill for you to do this.
No special preparation is required for specimens; ship specimens at ambient (room) temperature. Specimens must be received within 24 hours for proper analysis. Collection and shipping instructions are included in each kit along with all required specimen tubes. The return clinical envelope and overnight airbill are also included.
VIP Dx is a fee-for-service specialty clinical laboratory. Fees are due at the time of service. VIP Dx will continue to provide patients with a complete statement with all ICD and CPT codes so that they can seek reimbursement from their own insurance company.
XMRV is a gamma-retrovirus and replicates in dividing cells. Low-level latent infections are best detected in activated, dividing cells; to activate a latent virus takes additional cell culture. Productive infections are more easily detected without special treatment of the specimen.
Each XAND specimen must have an XAND acceptance code on the test requisition. The XAND acceptance code is assigned by our staff and will arrive on the test requisition in your specimen kit. Specimens sent without the appropriate acceptance code may result in the delay or inability to perform the diagnostic test. The diagnostic tests available for XAND* are as follows:
XAND by PCR for XMRV active infection: Test Code XAND ($400)
XAND1 by virus culture for XMRV latent infection: Test Code XND1 ($500)
XAND2 by PCR for XMRV active infection and virus culture for latent infection: Test Code XND2 ($650)
We are accepting XAND tests on Tuesdays and Fridays only due to the incubation period required for proper analysis. Therefore, you must have your blood drawn on Monday or Thursday and ship immediately back to us by priority overnight FedEx for receipt by us on Tuesday or Friday.
For XAND testing you must use the coded test requisition provided with your kit. Refer to the updated specimen guidelines in the right column of the test requisition for proper blood draw.
VIP Dx will bill Medicare as long as the patient provides a valid copy of their Medicare card and any supplemental insurance and the patient signs the ABN (Advanced Beneficiary Notice) located on the reverse side of the test requisition. Medicare patients will be responsible for any fees not covered by Medicare and supplemental insurance.
VIP Dx is committed to having everyone tested who wants to be tested. Please accept our sincere apology for any delays. We thank you for your support and patience.
Please visit our website at www.vipdx.com for more information on VIP Dx and our tests.
Please visit Whittemore Peterson Institute for FAQ on the XMRV virus at www.wpinstitute.org .
On behalf of the VIP Dx team, we thank you for your support.
You can get your labs drawn at the local hospital lab or at a Lab Corp.
Sincerely,
Marguerite Ross, Director
Marketing & Client Relations
VIP Dx / RedLabs
5625 Fox Ave - Rm 369
Reno, NV 89506
775-351-1890
Fax: 775-682-8517
www.vipdx.com
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