CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE (CCP) ANTIBODIES, IGG, SERUM

Test Code

LAB304395

CPT Codes
86235

Preferred Specimen

One 5 mL Gold top tube
Pediatric: 2 Full Gold top Microtaineers

Instructions

Sample must be centrifuged within 1 hour of collection. Aliquot 0.8 mL serum.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated: 7days

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

Failure to fully fill tube.

Methodology
Mutliplex Immunoassay on Bioplex 2200

Reference Range

Negative

Clinical Significance

Test useful for evaluating patients suspected of having rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It may also help to differentiate RA from other
connective tissue disorders presenting with arthritis. Although a negative test result does not exclude RA, anti-CCP is considered a
more sensitive marker for RA rather than rheumatoid factor (RF).

Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.

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.