Effective April 1, 2011, code G0431QW is deleted from the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS). Code G0431 describes a high complexity test, and should not be reported with a QW modifier; the QW modifier indicates a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived test.
If this occurs with insemination or intercourse that is timed correctly, the egg may become fertilized. It is important to remember, however, that the hCG within the trigger shot will stay in your urine for 7 to 10 days so you may get a false positive on a home pregnancy test. Because of this, most doctors will wait at least two weeks to give you a blood test designed to test for hCG levels.
If you use a home pregnancy test after an hCG injection, it is advisable to wait 20 days before interpreting the test as positive or negative. The best way to detect a pregnancy after an hCG injection or shot is the hCG beta blood test. The blood test is much more sensitive than an urine pregnancy test. The blood hCG test can detect a pregnancy as early as 10 days after fertilization with one caveat. You need two tests several days apart. If you are not pregnant, then the blood hCG numbers will be zero or they will decrease. If you are pregnant then they will rise.