Test Details
Mnemonic
CARDA
Ordering Code
3006005
CPT-4 Code(s)
86147
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
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunoassay
Reference Range
<12 APL: Absent or none detected
12 - 19 APL: Inconclusive
20 - 80 APL: Moderate positive
>80 APL: High Positive
12 - 19 APL: Inconclusive
20 - 80 APL: Moderate positive
>80 APL: High Positive
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory