- YCUINDX
Chronic Urticaria Index
Specimen:
Test Code
YCUINDX
Specimen Name
Chronic Urticaria Index
Collect
1-Plain Red Top
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum CRITICAL FROZEN
Special Handling
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to a standard transport tube and freeze immediately.
Rejection Criteria
Specimens other than serum. Contaminated, grossly hemolyzed, or lipemic specimens.
Stability
Ambient Unacceptable; Refrigerated Unacceptable; Frozen 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Ex Vivo Challenge/Cell Culture/Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Performed
Monday/Friday
Reported
11-16 days
CPT Codes
- 86352
Components
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Additional Information
Patient Preparation:
Patients taking calcineurin inhibitors should stop their medication for 72 hours prior to draw. Patients on prednisone should be off medication for 2 weeks prior to draw.
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