Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Blue Top (Na Citrate)
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- For patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (>5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
- Minimize air exposure
- Due to special analytical handling this test can not be added to previously drawn specimens.
Rejection Criteria
- Heat inactivated
Stability
Ambient: 7 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay, Sandwich (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86762
Interpretive Data
RUBELLA IgG INTERPRETIVE NOTES:
NOT IMMUNE: Presumed non-immune to Rubella infection.
IMMUNE: Is an indication of previous exposure to the virus either by prior infection or by vaccination.
The Rubella IgG cut-off value has been set at 10 IU/mL based on the recommendation of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute subcommittee on Rubella Serology.
Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere with this test and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Components
- 2340 - RUBELLA
Last Updated: March 20, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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