Test Details
Mnemonic
COCSF
Ordering Code
3600201
CPT-4 Code(s)
86635 x 2
Specimen Information
Collect
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Specimen Preparation
Collect Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and send 2.0 mL fluid in a screw capped plastic vial. Mark specimen plainly as "acute" or "convalescent"
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Other body fluid, contaminated, hemolyzed, xanthochromic, or severely lipemic specimens.
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 2 weeks
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 2 weeks
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Complement fixation/Immunodiffusion
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No