Wiki Specimens sent to Clinical Lab from Hospital

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Does anyone have information on the 14 day rule as it relates to EGFR testing. At the cancer conference, my manager spoke to a physician who stated it was okay to send a patients tumor sample for EGFR testing to a clinical laboratory while the patient was in the hospital.

I am under the impression there is a timeframe to send a specimen for EGFR testing for Medicare patients, which is the 14 days after inpatient stay.

Please provide any information you have about the 14 day rule and molecular pathology testing for Medicare patients.

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Jeanette
 
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