Carrageenan gum, IgE

Alphabetical Test listing

Carrageenan gum, IgE-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Allergen
Gum Carrageenan, IgE

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

Collection instructions:

Immediately 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 within two (2) hours of sample collection
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) - 4 weeks

Refrigerated - 4 weeks

Frozen - 3 months

Reason for rejection:

Lipemic samples may lead to rejection

Performing lab:

Viracor Eurofins (87310) via LabCorp (826270): R-NX

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

3 - 5 days

Method:

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)

Reference ranges:

< 0.35 KU/L

CPT codes:

86003

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

Date created:

05/20/2019

Revised date:

01/09/2024

Review date:

01/09/2024