DONATH LANDSTEINER ANTIBODY TEST

Message

*Wrap tube in heal warmer to keep specimen warm and bring to processing ASAP.*

Test Code

LAB00948

Alias/See Also

LAB00948
Mayo TC: FDLS
Mayo Test Name: Donath Landsteiner
IRL-DL

CPT Codes
86940, 86941

Preferred Specimen

Maintain specimen at 37° C wrap in heel warmers!
3.0 mL Serum Red Top (No Gel)

Minimum Volume

2.0 mL Serum Red Top (No Gel)

Instructions

Draw blood in a plain red-top tube. Maintain specimen at 37° C until serum is separated from cells. Spin down in a "warm" centrifuge at 37°C and send 3 mL of serum refrigerated in a properly labeled aliquot vial.

Transport Temperature

Specimen must be kept at 37°C until serum has been aliquoted. Serum will then be transported Refrigerated to Mayo.

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated: 7 days

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

Gel tube/Separator, Gross Hemolysis, Gross Lipemia, Gross Icterus

Methodology
Hemolysis

Report Available

1-7 days

Reference Range

Donath Landsteiner:
Negative

Clinical Significance

Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH, also called Donath-Landsteiner hemolytic anemia or Donath-Landsteiner syndrome)

Performing Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories will send onto 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.