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Cockroach (German) IgG4
Test Code34910
CPT Codes
86001
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.15 mL
Instructions
Collect 1-2 mL whole blood in a red top tube.
Centrifuge and transfer 0.5 mL serum into a transfer tube.
Centrifuge and transfer 0.5 mL serum into a transfer tube.
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
Methodology
ImmunoCAP® FEIA IgG
Setup Schedule
Varies
Report Available
3-5 days
Clinical Significance
Physicians sometimes use allergen-specific IgG4 to monitor patients undergoing immunotherapy. Increasing IgG4 responses following the administration of immunotherapy generally correlate with a positive treatment outcome.
Performing Laboratory
| Eurofins Viracor |
| 18000 West 99th Street |
| Lenexa, KS 66219-1233 |
Last Updated: November 6, 2024
