Pepper, black, IgE-994

Test info

  
Pepper, black, IgE
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Allergen
Black pepper
F280
Piper nigrum
Black Peppercorn
  
  • 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

  
Serum
  
  
0.2 mL
  
0.1 mL
  

Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

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

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

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

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 3 months

  
  • Lipemic samples may lead to rejection

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (602818): R-NX
  
Daily
  
3 - 4 days
  

ImmunoCap

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

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

Billing

  
86003
  
Yes
  

Tracking

  
01/28/2020
  
12/26/2023
  
12/26/2023