2313 Anti-Nuclear Antibody

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay (FPIA); Immunoassay

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)
Positive Results will be titered and reported next day.

CPT Codes:

86038 - ANA

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2312 - ANA TITER

2301 - ANA PATTERN