Test Details
Mnemonic
LKMAB
Ordering Code
3007540
CPT-4 Code(s)
86376
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, heat-treated, microbially contaminated or lipemic specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: ≤20 Units
Equivocal: 20.1 - 24.9 Units
Positive: ≥25 Units
Equivocal: 20.1 - 24.9 Units
Positive: ≥25 Units
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes