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Test Code CAPP Allergy Profile, Childhood

Important Note

Panel includes the following allergens:

Dog Dander, IgE; Cat Epithelium, IgE; Shrimp, IgE; Wheat, IgE; Cockroach, IgE; Milk, IgE; Egg White, IgE; Soybean, IgE; Peanut,  IgE; Codfish, IgE; Walnut-Food, lgE; House Dust Mites/D.P., IgE; House Dust Mites/D.F., IgE; Alternaria Tenuis, IgE; Cladosporium, IgE; Total IgE

 

Additional Codes

Epic EAP
LAB2923 Allergy Profile, Childhood 

Specimen Requirements

Preferred Collection Container: 

SST (Serum Separator)

 

Also Acceptable Collection Container: 

Red (No Additive)

 

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a SST (Serum Separator) or Red (No Additive) tube.

 

Transport Information: 

Centrifuge and aliquot 2.0 mL of serum into a plastic transport vial. Send refrigerated.

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

2.0 mL of serum (approximately 4.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Performing Laboratory

Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines

CPT

86003 x15

82785

Methodology

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Stability

Refrigerated Stability: 

7 days

 

Frozen Stability: 

Indefinitely

 

Ambient Stability: 

< 8 hours

Performance

Monday through Friday

 

Analytical Time: 

24-72 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Pathology Laboratory

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory