91156 Lyme Antibodies, IgG / IgM Western Blot

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP
Per CDC guidelines, if ELISA test is negative, Western Blot should NOT be performed.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Lipemic Samples
Hemolyzed specimens

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Western Blot

Performed:

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday

Reported:

3-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86617x2

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93074 - B BURGDORFERI IgG

93075 - B BURGDORFERI IgM