Test Details
Mnemonic
CAGAM
Ordering Code
3424400
CPT-4 Code(s)
86628 x 3
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Serum separator tube (SST)
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly contaminated, hemolyzed, icteric or lipemic specimens. Body fluids other than serum.
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Reference Range
<1.0 Antibody not detected
≥1.0 Antibody detected
≥1.0 Antibody detected
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
No