Test Details
Mnemonic
COV2G
Ordering Code
3000068
CPT-4 Code(s)
86769
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, remove serum from cells and send 0.5 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Plasma: Sodium or lithium heparin, EDTA
Plasma: Sodium or lithium heparin, EDTA
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, lipemia
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: <13.0 AU/mL
Positive: ≥13.0 AU/mL
Positive: ≥13.0 AU/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes