XAND Test Order Instructions

To order your XMRV test kit, please e-mail your full name, address and telephone number to info@vipdx.com. 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.

All tubes in your kit must be filled and shipped room temperature by FedEx Priority 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.

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 slow-growing, Gammaretrovirus and replicates in dividing cells. XMRV infections are best detected in activated and dividing cells; to activate a virus requires cell culture.

The XAND test available for XMRV is as follows:

XAND: XMRV virus culture: Test Code: XAND (contact Client Services for price & availability)
(2 green top sodium heparin tubes; 1 EDTA lavender top tube)

Each XMRV 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. For the XMRV test 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. Specimens sent without the appropriate acceptance code may result in the delay or inability to perform the XMRV test.

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.

Due to a very high volume of requests for test kits, there is a 6 to 8 week wait list. Please accept our sincere apology for any delays. We will get to all requests as soon as we possibly can. We thank you for your support and patience.

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.