24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code:
86038-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST).
Handling:
Centrifuge and separate serum into a plastic vial. Refrigerate.
Stability:
48 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen.
Standard Volume:
1 mL serum.
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL serum.
Transport:
Refrigerated.
Comments:
Aid in the assessment of scleroderma. Centromere autoantibodies are found in 22% of patients with systemic sclerosis and in 12% of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
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