91151 Leptospira 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
Separate from cells ASAP

Stability:

Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Indirect Hemagglutination

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86720 - Leptospria Antibody

Interpretive Data:


<1:50 No antibody detected 1:50 Borderline positive. Patients should be evaluated for clinical correlation with active or recent leptospirosis. Suggest repeat testing in 2-3 weeks. >1:10 Positive. Suggestive of current or recent leptospirosis.