Test Details
Mnemonic
BBABC
Ordering Code
3600329
CPT-4 Code(s)
86618; plus 86617 x 2, if reflexed, at additional cost
Specimen Information
Collect
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Specimen Preparation
Send 6.0 mL cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
2.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, or xanthochromic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 month (Avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles)
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 month (Avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles)
Methodology
Semi-quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/Qualitative Immunoblot
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
ARUP
New York DOH Approval Status
No