Pigweed, common, IgE

Alphabetical Test listing

Pigweed, common, IgE-13436

Test name:

Test number:

13436

Excellian order number:

LAB13436

Abbreviation:

PIGWEED

Alternate names:

Allergen
Amaranth
Common pigweed
W014
Rough pigweed
Spiny Pigweed

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:

Immediately following collection, thoroughly 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

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (602484): R-LC

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

4 days

Method:

ImmunoCAP®

Reference ranges:

Negative < 0.1 kU/L

CPT codes:

86003

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

LOINC code:

Result 7604-2

Date created:

04/05/2019

Revised date:

05/29/2019

Review date:

04/05/2022