Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Hemolyzed specimens
- Lipemic Samples
- CSF, Plasma, or other body fluids.
Contaminated specimens.
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Semi-Quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86780
Components
- 91210 - FTA-ABS
Last Updated: November 6, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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