Test Details
Mnemonic
SYPHR
Ordering Code
3000172
CPT-4 Code(s)
86780. Positives reflexed to TP-PA (86780) and RPR Titer (86593), at additional cost
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
Severely hemolyzed or lipemic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Reference Range
<0.9 - Negative: In a patient for whom
there is a strong clinical suspicion of syphilis,
a second sample collected in 14 days is
recommended.
0.9 - 1.09 - Equivocal
≥1.10 - Positive: Reflexed for confirmation
to TP-PA and a rapid plasma reagin titer (RPRT)
that will be useful in following response to
treatment.
there is a strong clinical suspicion of syphilis,
a second sample collected in 14 days is
recommended.
0.9 - 1.09 - Equivocal
≥1.10 - Positive: Reflexed for confirmation
to TP-PA and a rapid plasma reagin titer (RPRT)
that will be useful in following response to
treatment.
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes