Reason for Notification:
Further to the previous notice issued on 19th December 2025, the NVRL will be moving bloodborne virus testing (HBV, HCV and HIV viral loads) to the Roche Cobas® system in the week beginning 23rd February 2026.
At this time, the new test codes (CHIV, CHBV and CHCV, respectively) will come into effect.
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New code CHIV - "HIV-1 RNA (Roche) " replacing MHIV - "HIV-1 Viral Load (Abbott) " |
