EPIC CODE: LAB2772 Allergen, Walnut Tree
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: WALNT
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist Hospital – Immuno
Chemistry
UPH Pekin and UPH Proctor Hospitals will transport to UPH Methodist for testing.
Collect
1- 6mL gold (SST), red or purple.
0.3 mL serum/plasma at 2-8 C for one allergen, Add 0.1 mL for each
additional allergen
Storage/Transport Temperature
0.3 mL serum at 2-8ø C: for one allergen; Add 0.1 mL for each additional allergen.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
After Separation from cells:
Ambient (room temperature) Stability: 2 days
Refrigerated (2-8øC) Stability:(2-8ø C) Stability: 1
week
Frozen (-20ø C) Stability: Freeze for long term storage
Unacceptable Conditions
Hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic samples
Remarks
Separate Serum or plasma from cells ASAP
Methodology
Immuno CAP/Fluoroenzymeimmunoassay
Reference Interval
<span style=“font-family:”Arial",sans-serif">Class 00:ÿÿ <0.10 kU/L Absent or undetectable
Class 01: ÿÿ 0.10 – 0.70 kU/L Low
Class 02:ÿÿ ÿ0.71 – 3.50 kU/L Moderate
Class 03:ÿÿ ÿ3.51 – 17.50 kU/L High
Class 04:ÿ 17.51 – 50.00 kU/L Very High
Class 05:ÿ 50.01 – 100.00 kU/L Very High
Class 06:ÿ >100 kU/L Very High
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Interpretive Data
Results with allergens scoring in Class 1 should be considered
weakly positive or equivocal.ÿ Class 2 and higher should be
considered positive.ÿ Although increasing class ranges (01-06)
are reflective or increasing concentrations of allergen specific
IgE, this may not correlate with the degree of clinical response
when challenged with the specific allergen.ÿ The correlation
of allergy laboratory results with clinical history is
essential.
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CPT Codes
86003