Seasonal inhalants allergen profile

Alphabetical Test listing

Seasonal inhalants allergen profile-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Allergen

Tests included:

American Elm
Common Silver Birch
English Plantain
Kentucky Bluegrass
Lamb's Quarters
Maple/Box Elder
Ragweed (Short)
Rye Grass (Perennial)
Timothy Grass
White Oak

Useful for:

Detect possible allergic responses to various substances in the environment such as animals, antibiotics, foods, grasses, house dust, mites, insects, insulin, molds, smuts, trees, and weeds; evaluate hay fever, asthma, atopic eczema, and respiratory allergy.

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

1.0 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Alternate processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot
Spin
Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection

Alternate transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 3 months

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (672334): R-NX

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

5 days

Method:

ImmunoCAP®

Reference ranges:

Negative: <0.1 kU/L

CPT codes:

86003 x 10

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

LOINC code:

Result 6085-5

Date created:

05/23/2019

Revised date:

04/08/2022

Review date:

01/11/2024