91215 Tetanus Antibody, IgG

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
For responder status, collect Pre and Post-Vaccine specimens, label as such. Post sample should be collected one month after vaccination and must be received in lab within 60 days or pre-vaccine sample.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Multi-Analytic Fluorescent Detection

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86774 - Tetanus Antibody

Interpretive Data:


Antibody concentration of greater than 0.10 IU/mL is usually considered protective.