Lymphocyte Antigen and Mitogen Panel

Message
Do not draw Friday through Sunday


Test Code
LAM


Alias/See Also
Antigen & Mitogen Proliferation Panel, Blastogenesis Antigens, Blastogenesis Mitogens, Lymphocyte Blastogenesis, Lymphocyte Blastogenesis Antigens, Mitogen Studies


CPT Codes
86353 x5

Preferred Specimen
10.0 mL of whole blood with 10.0 mL of whole blood from a control


Minimum Volume
Adults: 7.0 mL of whole blood with 7.0 mL of whole blood from a control
Infants: 3.0 mL of whole blood with 7.0 mL of whole blood from a control


Instructions

Collect control specimen from a healthy individual unrelated to patient at approximately the same time as and under similar conditions to the patient.  Patient and control specimens must be collected within 48 hours of test performance.




Transport Container
Sodium Heparin (green top), ACD Solution A (yellow top)


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature


Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Yellow (ACD Solution B). Refrigerated or frozen specimens. Specimens in transport longer than 48 hours.




Methodology
Cell Culture


Setup Schedule

Tue-Fri



Report Available

9-10 days upon receipt at ARUP Laboratories.



Performing Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories



The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.