Lymphocyte Antigen and Mitogen Proliferation Panel with Cytokine Response
| CPT Code(s): | 86353 x5; 83520 x12 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation:Collect control specimen from a healthy individual unrelated to patient at approximately the same time as and under similar conditions to the patient. 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 specimens must be collected within 48 hours of test. Specimen Preparation:Transport 20 mL whole blood (patient) AND 20 mL whole blood (control) in original collection tubes. (Min: 14 mL (patient) AND 14 mL (control)) Do not refrigerate or freeze.LIVE CELLS REQUIRED.Infant Minimum: 3 mL (patient) AND 14 mL (control). Storage/Transport Temperature:CRITICAL ROOM 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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