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VDRL, CSF
Test Code4128
Alias/See Also
LAB207
CPT Codes
86592
Preferred Specimen
1 mL CSF
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Container
Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Lipemia
Methodology
Slide Micro-flocculation
Setup Schedule
Tues-sat
Report Available
2-5 days
Reference Range
Non-Reactive
Clinical Significance
Positive results are suggestive of neurosyphilis.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 33608 Ortega Highway |
| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |