Test Details
Mnemonic
ANA
Ordering Code
3000189
CPT-4 Code(s)
86039
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, heat-treated, microbially contaminated or lipemic specimens, plasma
Stability
Room Temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody/HEP-2 Substrate
Reference Range
<1:80
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes