Test Details

Mnemonic

EPCSF

Ordering Code

3500037

CPT-4 Code(s)

86255 x 17, 86341, plus others as appropriate, at additional cost

Specimen Information

Collect

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Specimen Preparation

Send 4.0 mL Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) refrigerated in a sterile, screw capped plastic vial. Include relevant clinical information and physician name.

Minimum Volume

2.0 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, gross icterus

Stability

Room temperature: 72 hour
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days

Methodology

Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay
Cell Binding Assay
Western Blot
Immunoprecipitation Assay
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Reference Range

See report
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Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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