91199 Rocky MTN Spotted Fever Antibodies, IgG/IgM

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
If acute and convalescent samples being collected, label as such. Convalescent sample must be received in lab within 30 days.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86757 X2 - Antibody, Rickettsia

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93083 - ROCKY MT AB, IgG

93084 - ROCKY MT AB, IgM