Lupus Anticoagulant/Cardiolipin ABS panel

Specimen:

Test Code

LACCP

Specimen Name

Lupus Anticoagulant/Cardiolipin ABS panel

Collect

4 Blue Top (Na Citrate), 2-SST

Submit

6 - 0.5 mL (Min: 4 - 0.5 mL) Na Citrate Plasma aliquots, 2 mLs (Min: 1 mL) Serum

Special Handling

CRITICAL FROZEN Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests ordered.

Rejection Criteria

Plasma - Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric specimens; Serum - hemolyzed, grossly icteric, or severely lipemic specimens

Stability

CRITICAL FROZEN Plasma-30 days; Serum Refrigerated-7 days

Methodology

LUPP-Instrumentation Laboratory ACL Top 750; ACABP-Multiplex Flow Immunoassay; BET2-Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Performed

LUPP-Monday, Wednesday, Friday; ACABP-Monday - Friday; BET2-Sunday - Saturday

Reported

LUPP-7 days; ACABP-1-3 days; BET2-1-2 days

CPT Codes

  • 86146 x3
  • 86147 x2
  • 85610
  • 85730
  • 85613 x2
  • 85520
  • 85670
  • 85732 x2

Components

Includes: BET2 - Beta-2 Glycoprotein 1 Antibodies, IgG, IgM, IgA (RPS), ACABP - Cardiolipin Antibodies, IgG and IgM (RPS), LUPP - Lupus Panel (RPS)

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