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Oncoguard^® Liver test ordering

The Oncoguard^® Liver test offers the convenience of one simple blood collection that can be performed in your office or an affiliated laboratory. All you need to have on hand at the blood collection site is the Exact Sciences Blood Collection Kit and the Oncoguard^® Liver test Requisition Form (RF) if you’re ordering tests manually.

Specimens are collected using the Exact Sciences Blood Collection Kit (kit).

Convenient ordering processes that work with your workflow

The Oncoguard^® Liver test can be ordered in one of two ways:

Ordering with a Requisition Form
Complete all sections of the RF including:

All applicable diagnosis codes and provider signature

The prior authorization code or mark the field as “denied” if prior authorization was "not approved"

A patient demographic sheet can be created in your EMR to minimize the manual entry of patient information on the form

Ordering through EpicCare^® Link^TM
Log in to the EpicCare^® Link^TM portal, and follow the steps to place an order for the Oncoguard^® Liver test

Include the payor prior authorization response code in the portal, or mark the field as “denied” if prior authorization was “not approved”

Upload a completed Statement of Medical Necessity

Upload a copy of the front and back of the patient’s insurance card(s) with the order

Upload a copy of a signed ABN form for standard Medicare plans with the order (if required)

Print a copy of the order to include in the kit at the completion of the order preferred (optional)

More detailed information on electronic ordering through EpicCare^® Link^TM can be found in the EpicCare^® Link^TM Welcome Guide in the Training and Additional Resources section within EpicCare^® Link.^TM

Download a fillable PDF of the Requisition Form, Statement of Medical Necessity, and ABN form from the Resources page.

Our Customer Care Center can help you with your supply orders for Blood Collection Kits, Requisition Forms, Labels and setting up an EpicCare^® Link^TM account.
See the Order Supplies section for more details »

Some health plans may require prior authorization for the Oncoguard^® Liver test. Prior authorization should be completed prior to specimen collection. A signed Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) is required for standard Medicare plans.

Oncoguard^® Liver test results are generated in a format that’s easy to read and understand and will typically be:

Available within a week from the specimens being received in our laboratory
Available in a patient’s chart in EpicCare^® Link^TM for those providers with an EpicCare^® Link^TM account, or
Sent via secure fax using the secure fax number included on the Order Requisition Form

High result

A high test result may indicate the presence of HCC. When a positive result is reported, additional clinical assessment to confirm the presence of HCC is suggested (e.g., diagnostic imaging procedures).

Negative result

A negative test result indicates a lower likelihood of the presence of HCC. When a negative result is obtained, a 3- to 6-month surveillance cadence is suggested.

In rare instances, a technical failure or insufficient clinical material in the sample yields an invalid result.

False positive and false negative results are possible with the Oncoguard^® Liver test. In the clinical lab validation study, the false positive rate was 13% and the false negative rate was 12%.¹

References: 1. Chalasani NP, Porter K, Bhattacharya A, Book AJ, Neis BM, Xiong KM, Ramasubramanian TS, Edwards V DK, Chen I, Johnson S, Roberts LR, Kisiel JB, Reddy KR, Singal AG, Olson MC, Bruinsma JJ, Validation of a novel multi-target blood test shows high sensitivity to detect early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2021), doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2021.08.010

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Oncoguard^® Liver test ordering

Convenient ordering processes that work with your workflow

Complete all sections of the RF including:

Log in to the EpicCare^® Link^TM portal, and follow the steps to place an order for the Oncoguard^® Liver test

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