Test Details
Mnemonic
ASCA
Ordering Code
3017360
CPT-4 Code(s)
86671 x 2
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: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: 0 - 20 Units
Equivocal: 20.1 - 24.9
Positive: ≥25
Equivocal: 20.1 - 24.9
Positive: ≥25
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes