COCCIDIOIDES AG QUANTITATIVE EIA TEST

Message

Manual requisistion to MiraVista Lab

Test Code

COCCIAG-MVA

Alias/See Also

MiraVista 315

CPT Codes
87449

Preferred Specimen

Serum: Collect serum specimens in serum separator or red top tube. Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge. Pipette serum into a plastic screw cap vial.
Plasma: Collect plasma specimens in an EDTA, heparin or sodium citrate tube. Centrifuge for 15 minutes and pipette plasma into a plastic screw cap vial.
Urine/CSF/BAL/Other Body Fluids: Submit urine, CSF, BAL, and all other body fluids in a sterile screw cap container.

Minimum Volume

Serum/Plasma: 1.2 mL
CSF: 0.8 mL
Urine/BAL/Other Body Fluids: 0.5 mL

Instructions

Ship next day service Monday- Friday delivery
See link below for specimen details, methodology, setup schedule and reference ranges.

Transport Temperature

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinitely

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

If specimen is too viscous to pipette
Tissue, Sputum, Bronchial Brushings, Stool, FNA, Biopsy, Tracheal or Bone Marrow Aspirate

Methodology
•Quantitative Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) •Serum and CSF are pre-treated to improve accuracy

Report Available

Testing is performed Monday-Friday

Urine/BAL: Same day
Serum/Plasma/CSF: 1 day

*New positives may require confirmation

Limitations

The result is not intended to be used as the sole means for clinical diagnosis or patient management decisions.

Cross-reactions are seen with histoplasmosis, blastomycosis and paracoccidioidomycosis.
Sputolysin, sodium hydroxide, and potassium hydroxide treatment degrade the analyte detected in the assay.

Reference Range

None detected

Clinical Significance

The MVista® coccidioides quantitative antigen test aids in the diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis. Monitoring the coccidioidomycosis helps determine when treatment can be stopped and to diagnose relapse.

Performing Laboratory
MiraVista Lab
4705 Decatur Blvd.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46241

Additional Information
MiraVista COCCI Antigen

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.