Last Modified:
6/14/2022 6:51:51 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL Synovial Fluid in a sterile Container
Collection Instructions:
Order must include the site and/or source of collection.
Minimum Volume:
0.3 mL Synovial Fluid no repeat testing available
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
7 days Ambient
14 days Refrigerated
60 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria:
Gross hemolysis • Bacterial contamination • Lipemia • Icteric • Non-synovial body fluids
Reference Range:
Negative
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Clinical Significance:
ANA are commonly found in a variety of autoimmune diseases. Antibody frequency increases with age in apparently healthy people. ANA patterns on Hep-2 slides provide only general clues about particles (chromatin, nucleosomes, and spliceosomes). ANA patterns (other than centromere pattern) are not reliably correlated with the presence of specific antibodies and must be further evaluated by EIA using individual ENA antigens
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
3 to 4 days
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
LabCorp
PHL Test Code:
MSOT
EPIC Test Code:
MISC
Send Out Test Code:
520143
Alternate Test Names:
ANA Body Fluid; ANA, BF; Antinuclear Ab ; Anti-Nuclear Ab; Anti-Nuclear Ab (FANA), Body Fluid; FANA
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
86038 Reflex 86039
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