Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
- CSF in Sterile Specimen Container
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.6 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
- 1.5 mL (Min:1 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
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
Stability
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrophoresis
- Qualitative Isoelectric Focusing
- Quantitative Immunoturbidimetry
Performed
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Reported
2-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 82040
- 82042
- 82784x2
- 83916
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 93082 - IgG, SERUM
- 93094 - IgG, CSF
- 93071 - ALBUMIN, CSF
- 93095 - ALBUMIN, SERUM
- 93096 - ALBUMIN INDEX
- 93097 - IgG SYNTHESIS
- 93191 - IgG INDEX
- 93190 - CSF IgG/ALB RATIO
- 93181 - OLIGO BANDS
- 93867 - OLIGO BANDS NUMBER
- 93182 - INTERPRETATION
Last Updated: March 20, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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