Test Details
Mnemonic
COSER
Ordering Code
3600202
CPT-4 Code(s)
86635 x 2
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Send 2.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.8 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Other body fluids, contaminated, hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Complement Fixation/Qualitative Immunodiffusion
Reference Range
Coccidioides Antibody by ID Not detected
Coccidioides Antibody by CF Less than 1:2
Coccidioides Antibody by CF Less than 1:2
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes