Cryptococcal Antigen, Latex Screen with Reflex to Titer
Test code
CPT code(s)*
Test resources
Details
Includes
If Cryptococcal Antigen Screen is Detected, then Cryptococcal Antigen, Latex Titer will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 86406).
Methodology
Latex Agglutination (LA)
Specimen requirements | |
|---|---|
| Patient preparation | None Specified |
| Preferred specimen(s) | 1 mL CSF or 2 mL serum |
| Minimum volume | 0.5 mL CSF or serum |
| Collection instructions | Centrifuge serum specimens within 1 hour of collection. Transfer serum to clean transport tube. Refrigerate samples and transport on refrigerant coolant or freeze samples and transport on dry ice to the laboratory. |
| Transport container | CSF: Sterile screw-cap tube Serum: Transport tube |
| Transport temperature | Serum from red-top tube (no gel): Refrigerated or frozen Serum separator tube (SST): Refrigerated (cold-packs) CSF: Refrigerated (cold-packs) or frozen |
| Specimen stability | Room temperature: Unacceptable Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 60 days |
Reference ranges are provided as general guidance only. To interpret test results use the reference range in the laboratory report.
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