49340:OLIGOCLONAL BANDS, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

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49340:OLIGOCLONAL BANDS, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Methodology: Isoelectric Focusing
Edit Date: 3/17/2009
Performed: Twice per week
Released: 1-3 days of receipt in lab
CPT Code: 82784 x2, 83916
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST) or one 5 mL red top tube AND 5 mL cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Specimens must be drawn within 7 days of each other. Both serum and CSF are required for this test and must be submitted together.
Handling: Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells immediately. Refrigerate.
Standard Volume: 1 mL serum AND 2 mL CSF.
Minimum Volume: 0.8 mL serum AND 1 mL CSF.
Transport: Refrigerated.
Comments: Only bands that are present in spinal fluid and not in serum are reported. Includes IgG, CSF, and IgA serum.
Rejection Criteria: Serum not submitted; insufficient CSF volume.

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