Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Alphabetical Test listing

Adrenocorticotropic hormone-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

ACTH
Allergen

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:

0.2 mL

Minimum volume:

0.1 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
2. Spin

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"

Alternate transport container:

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

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 3 months

Reason for rejection:

Lipemic samples may lead to rejection

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (602658): R-NX

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

3 - 4 days

Method:

ImmunoCap

Reference ranges:

Level of Specific IgE	Class	Description of Class
< 0.10	0	Negative
0.10 - 0.31	0/I	Equivocal / Low
0.32 - 0.55	I	Low
0.56 - 1.40	II	Moderate
1.41 - 3.90	III	High
3.91 - 19.00	IV	Very High
19.01 -100.00	V	Very High
> 100.00	VI	Very High

CPT codes:

86003

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

Date created:

01/28/2020

Revised date:

01/26/2021

Review date:

06/10/2020