Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
- Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of acute specimen.
Label specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent".
Rejection Criteria
- Bacterially Contaminated Samples
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Heat inactivated
- Icteric specimen
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Semi-Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-2 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86762
Components
- 91201 - RUBELLA Ab, IgM
Last Updated: October 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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