Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Separate from cells ASAP
- Or within 2 hours of collection.
"PRE" and "POST" pneumococcal vaccine specimens can be submitted together or separately.
"POST" samples should be drawn 30 days after immunization and if shipped separately must be received in lab within 60 days of "PRE" sample.
Clearly label "PRE" or "POST" samples.
Rejection Criteria
- Bacterially Contaminated Samples
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Lipemic Samples
Stability
Ambient: 48 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Multiplex Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-4 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86317x14
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 91471 - SEROTYPE 1, IgG
- 91472 - SEROTYPE 3, IgG
- 91473 - SEROTYPE 4, IgG
- 91474 - SEROTYPE 5, IgG
- 91475 - SEROTYPE 6B, IgG
- 91476 - SEROTYPE 7F, IgG
- 91486 - SEROTYPE 8, IgG
- 91478 - SEROTYPE 9N, IgG
- 91479 - SEROTYPE 9V, IgG
- 91480 - SEROTYPE 12F, IgG
- 91481 - SEROTYPE 14, IgG
- 91482 - SEROTYPE 18C, IgG
- 91483 - SEROTYPE 19F, IgG
- 91484 - SEROTYPE 23F, IgG
- 91485 - INTERP
Last Updated: February 6, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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