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Arbovirus IgM Antibody Panel, IFA (Serum)
Test CodeARBIM
CPT Codes
<p>86651, 86652, 86653, 86654</p>
Includes
California IgM; Eastern Equine IgM; St. Louis IgM; Western Equine IgM
Preferred Specimen
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Red top
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions:
- Allow blood samples to clot at room temperature.
- Centrifuge serum specimens within 1 hour of collection.
- Transfer serum to sterile, pleastic, screw-capped vial(s).
Additional Information:
Minimum Volume
0.75 mL
Instructions
Allow blood samples to clot at room temperature. Centrifuge serum specimens within 1 hour of collection, transfer serum to sterile, plastic, screw-capped vial(s).
Transport Container
Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen (-20°C): 30 days
Frozen (-70°C): Indefinitely
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: 1-4 days
Report Available
2-5 days
Reference Range
<1:16
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease, Inc.
33608 Ortega Highway, Bldg B-West Wing
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042
Last Updated: February 17, 2023