Cytokine Production by Mononuclear Cells in Response to Antigen and Mitogen Stimulation
| CPT Code(s): | 86353 x5; 83520 x11 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation:A control specimen needs to be sent with the patient specimen. The control specimen needs to be drawn from a normal, healthy individual who is not biologically related to the patient, and drawn at approximately the same time as and under similar conditions to the patient specimen. Collect:Green (sodium heparin) (patient) AND green (sodium heparin) (control). Also acceptable: Yellow (ACD Solution A) (patient) AND yellow (ACD Solution A) (control). Patient and control samples must be collected within 48 hours of test performance. Specimen Preparation:Transport 10 mL whole blood (patient) AND 10 mL whole blood (control) in original collection tubes. (Min: 7 mL whole blood (patient) AND 7 mL whole blood (control)) LIVECELLS REQUIRED. Do not refrigerate or freeze.Infant Minimum: 3 mL whole blood (patient) AND 7 mL whole blood (control). Storage/Transport Temperature: Stability:Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable New York State Clients: Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | Specimens from New York clients will be sent out to a New York DOH approved laboratory, if possible. |
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