Test Details
Mnemonic
SMAB
Ordering Code
3002250
CPT-4 Code(s)
86015
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: <20 units
Weak Positive: 20 - 30 units
Moderate to Strong Positive: >30 units
Weak Positive: 20 - 30 units
Moderate to Strong Positive: >30 units
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes