Test Details
Mnemonic
RUBG
Ordering Code
3000280
CPT-4 Code(s)
86762
Specimen Information
Collect
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
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic or icteric specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: <0.9 Index Value
Equivocal: 0.9 - 0.99 Index Value
Positive: ≥1.0 Index Value
Equivocal: 0.9 - 0.99 Index Value
Positive: ≥1.0 Index Value
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes