Anonymous testing is allowed for HIV related tests. In these cases, Release Information Code (IN1-27) shall be populated with an ‘N’ and the patient’s first name should be set to ‘testing’ and last name set to ‘anonymous’ in PID-5. It is also recommended that no NK1 segments are sent with the order. Anonymous testing applies to the following tests:
- CD4/CD8 (EDTA whole blood)
- HIV Ag/Ab - Serum
- HIV PrEP (Only) Panel
- HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative NAT (PrEP only)
- HIV-1 Viral Load (EDTA plasma)
Rev. 06/12/2024