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HelpTest Code SOFT: CFIDX Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) IgG Index and Synthesis, Serum/Plasma and Spinal Fluid
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EPIC NAME: CSF-INDEX AND SYNTHESIS EPIC CODE: LAB555 |
Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Serum/Plasma and Spinal Fluid are required. Specimens must be obtained within 24 hours of each other.
Specimen Type: Serum or Lithium heparin plasma
Collection Container/Tube: Plain, red-top tube or serum gel tube, mint green top tube
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Label specimen as serum or plasma accordingly.
Stability: 7 days (R)
Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Screw-capped, sterile vial
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Label specimen as spinal fluid.
Stability: 7 days (R)
Specimen Transport Temperature
Serum/Plasma: Frozen
Spinal Fluid: Ambient
Reference Values
See laboratory report.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Friday; day shift only
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82040-Albumin, serum/plasma
82042-Albumin, spinal fluid
82784 x 2-IgG, serum/plasma and spinal fluid
Methodology
Immunoturbidimetric Assay