VDRL, CSF

Test Code
VDRLSF


Quest Code
4128


Alias/See Also
4128


CPT Codes
86592

Preferred Specimen
1 mL CSF in a plastic screw-cap vial


Minimum Volume
0.2 mL


Transport Temperature
Frozen


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days


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


Methodology
Slide Micro-flocculation

Setup Schedule
Set up: Tue-Sat; Report available: 1-3 days


Report Available
Maximum Laboratory Turn Around Time 7 days


Reference Range
Non-Reactive


Clinical Significance
Positive results are suggestive of neurosyphilis.


Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042




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