Last Modified:
8/15/2019 1:48:52 PM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
Collection Instructions:
Minimum Volume:
0.1 mL Serum
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
4 days Ambient (transport)
7 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria:
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Icteric
Reference Range:
| Negative |
<770 U/mL |
| Low Positive |
770-950 U/mL |
| Positive |
>950 U/mL |
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Immunoassay
Clinical Significance:
Mycoplasma is the smallest of the free-living organisms. M. pneumoniae causes approximately 10-20% of all cases of pneumonia. These pneumonias that can affect otherwise healthy individuals, are commonly referred to as "walking" and "atypical" pneumonias
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
3 to 6 days
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code:
MYCM1
EPIC Test Code:
IMO417
Send Out Test Code:
21130
Alternate Test Names:
Mycoplasma IgM; Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody (IgM); Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgM; Mycoplasma Pneumoniae IgM; pneumoniae IgM
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
86738
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