Test Details
Mnemonic
ACAB
Ordering Code
3006200
CPT-4 Code(s)
86256
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
Hemolyzed, icteric and lipemic specimen, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody, Hep-2 Substrate
Reference Range
<1:80
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory