Test Details
Mnemonic
ASGCF
Ordering Code
3401173
CPT-4 Code(s)
86606 (x3), 86317
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red Top
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, grossly lipemic, grossly icteric
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Complement Fixation (CF), Immunodiffusion (ID)
Reference Range
See Report
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes