SARS CORONAVIRUS 2 IGG ANTIBODY

Specimen Required
Draw blood in a SST. Centrifuge, remove serum from cells and send 0.5 mL serum (0.3 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial.

Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red-top
Plasma: Sodium or lithium heparin, EDTA

Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, lipemia

Methodology
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay

Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 14 days

Reference Range
Negative:   <15.0 AU/mL  
Positive:   >=15.0 AU/mL  

Performed
Sunday-Friday

Turnaround Time48 hours
Test CodeCOVG
CPT-4 Code (s)
86769
LOINC Codes
First Test? (Y/N/U)   95417-2  
Emplyed in healthcare? (Y/N/U)   95418-0  
Symptomatic as defined by CDC? (Y/N/U)   95419-8  
If yes, then Date of Symptom Onset yyyymmdd   11368-8  
Hospitalized? (Y/N/U)   77974-4  
ICU? (Y/N/U)   95420-6  
Resident in a congregate care setting? (Y/N/U)   95421-4  
Pregnant? (Y/N/U)   82810-3  
SARS Coronavirus 2 IgG Ab   Not available  
SARS Coronavirus 2 IgG Ab Interpretation   94563-4  

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