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Test Code RAPP Allergy Profile, Respiratory

Additional Codes

Epic EAP
LAB2922  Respiratory Allergen Profile 

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)

Stability

Refrigerated Stability: 

7 days

 

Frozen Stability: 

Indefinitely

 

Ambient Stability: 

< 8 hours

Performing Laboratory

Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines

CPT

86003 x24

82785

Methodology

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Alias

Testing includes:

Dog Dander, 

Cat Epithelium, 

Short Ragweed, 

Elm, 

Oak, 

Russian Thistle, 

Cockroach, 

Rough Marsh, 

Elder, 

White Hickory, 

Eastern Sycamore, 

Rough Pigweed, 

White Ash, 

Walnut Tree, 

Cottonwood, 

Mulberry, 

Boxelder Maple, 

Timothy Grass, 

Bermnuda Grass, 

House Dust, 

Mites/D.P, 

House Dust Mites/D.F, 

Alternaria Tenuis, 

Aspergillus Fumigatus, 

Cladosporium, 

Penicillium, 

Total IgE

Performance

Monday through Friday

 

Analytical Time: 

24-72 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Pathology Laboratory

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory