Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL CSF in a Sterile Plastic Vial
Collection Instructions:
If multiple Fluid or CSF test are being requested please specify order of importance
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL CSF
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
5 days Ambient
14 days Refrigerated (preferred)
30 days Frozen
Reference Range:
IgG < 1:4
IgM < 1:4
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Limitations; False-positive results may be produced if the patient has been immunized against yellow fever or if the patient has had previous infections that produce similar, cross-reacting antibodies.
Methodology:
IFA
Clinical Significance:
Arboviruses are classically defined as viruses that can be transmitted to humans by an arthropod vector. Arboviral diseases of humans may present with four manifestations: fever, encephalitis, hemorrhagic fever and polyarthritis. Fever is the most common sign and is usually benign, mild and undifferentiated, lasting 3-7 days. This panel includes of the following arboviruses that infect the central nervous system: St. Louis encephalitis, California encephalitis and Eastern and Western Equine encephalitis.
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
7 to 8 days
Days Performed:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
PHL Test Code:
AACSF
EPIC Test Code:
LAB3005
Send Out Test Code:
18344
Alternate Test Names:
Arbovirus Antibody Panel, IFA (CSF) ; Arbovirus IgG-IgM Abs, CSF; Arbovirus Antibody Panel, IFA (CSF); CSF Arboviral Panel
Included Tests:
Calif-La Crosse Virus Enceph IgG Antibodies; Calif-La Crosse Virus Enceph IgM Antibodies; Eastern Equine Encephalitis IgG Antibodies; Eastern Equine Encephalitis IgM Antibodies; St. Louis Encephalitis IgG Antibodies; St. Louis Encephalitis IgM Antibodies; Western Equine Encephalitis IgG Antibodies; Western Equine Encephalitis IgM Antibodies
CPT Coding:
86651x2, 86652x2, 86653x2, 86654x2