Grouper, IgE

Alphabetical Test listing

Grouper, IgE-994

Test name:

Grouper, IgE

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Allergen
Serranidae family

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

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Processing instructions:

Spin

Transport container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Alternate processing instructions:

Spin and separate

Alternate transport container:

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

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 4 weeks

Refrigerated - 4 weeks

Frozen - 3 months

Reason for rejection:

Lipemic samples may lead to rejection

Performing lab:

Viracor Eurofins (49610) via LabCorp (805876): R-NX

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

4 - 5 days

Method:

ImmunoCap

Reference ranges:

Class	IgE (kU/L)	Comment
0	<0.10	Negative
0/1	0.10-0.34	Equivocal/Borderline
1	0.35-0.69	Low Positive
2	0.70-3.49	Moderate Positive
3	3.50-17.49	High Positive
4	17.50-49.99	Very High Positive
5	50.00-99.99	Very High Positive
6	>99.99	Very High Positive

CPT codes:

86003

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

Date created:

01/28/2020