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VDRL, CSF [4128X] [4128]
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Test Code
VDRLCF
Alias/See Also
4128;
SPINAL FLUID VDRL,
CSF VDRL,
FTA-ABS (CSF)
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
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
Reference Range
Non-Reactive
Clinical Significance
Positive results are suggestive of neurosyphilis.
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153
Last Updated: December 7, 2021