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EPIC CODE: LAB1737 Latex, Allergen

ADDITIONAL TEST CODE

Sunquest: LATX

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UPH Methodist Hospital

Collect

1 gold, red or lavendar.
0.3 mL serum/plasma at 2-8 C

Storage/Transport Temperature

0.3mL serum/plasma at Ambient (room temperature) or2-8o C. (Min: 0.1 mL/allergen)

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After seperation from cells:



Ambient (room temperature) 2 days



Refrigerated: 1 week or freeze for long term storage

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyzed, icteric or lipemic samples.

Remarks

Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.

Days Performed

Variable

Methodology

Immuno CAP/Fluorenzyme immunoassay

Interpretive Data

Results with allergens scoring in Class 1 should be considered weakly positive or equivocal. Class 2 and higher should be considered positive. Although increasing class ranges (01-06) are reflective of increasing concentrations of allergen specific IgE,

this may not correlate with the degree of clinical response when challenged with the specific allergen. The correlation of allergy laboratory results with clinical history is essential.

CPT Codes

86003 per allergen tested