VDRL, CSF

Message

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Test Code

VDRLCF

Alias/See Also

7244, 4128X
SPINAL FLUID VDRL,
CSF VDRL,
FTA-ABS (CSF)

CPT Codes
86592

Preferred Specimen

1 mL fresh CSF submitted in a sterile, plastic screw-cap vial

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

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: Mon-Sat; Report available: Next day

Clinical Significance

Positive results are suggestive of neurosyphilis.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153

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