91174 Oligoclonal Band Profile

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST
CSF

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
1.5 mL (Min:0.7 mL) CSF in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Separate from cells ASAP
Serum specimen should be drawn within 48 hours of CSF collection

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 7 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Nephelometry

Performed:

Monday, Friday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82040 - Albumin, Serum	82042 - Albumin, Urine Qual
82784 X2 - Gammaglobulin	83916 - Oligoclonal Bands

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93071 - ALBUMIN, CSF	93082 - IgG, SERUM
93094 - IgG, CSF	93095 - ALBUMIN, SERUM
93096 - ALBUMIN INDEX	93097 - IgG SYNTHESIS
93181 - OLIGOCLONAL BANDS	93182 - INTERPRETATION
93190 - CSF IgG/ALB RATIO	93191 - IgG INDEX