Last Modified:
8/10/2023 5:42:05 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
2.0 mL Urine in a Plastic Container
Collection Instructions:
Minimum Volume:
1.5 mL Urine
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
1 month Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria:
Inadequate specimen volume, particulate matter or viscosity that would not alow the specimen to be pipetted. Greater than 14 days withouth refrigeration or freezing. Sputum is not an acceptable specimen type.
Reference Range:
None Detected
Positive Below the Limit of Quantification: Results above the cutoff for positivity, but below 0.2 ng/mL fall outside the linear range of the assay. These results are positive, but not accurately quantifiable. Results will be confirmed and reported the next business day.
Positive: 0.2-14.7 ng/mL
Positive Above the Limit of Quantification: Results greater than 14.7 ng/mL fall outside the linear range of the assay. These results are positive, but not accurately quantifiable.
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
A change of 2 ng/mL or more compared to prior specimen is significant, and should be considered in conjunction with clinical and other laboratory findings in deciding if the patient is respoinding to or failing treatment.
*New positives may require confirmation
Methodology:
EIA
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Interfering Substances - Sputolysin and Sodium Hydroxide
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
2 days
Days Performed:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Other Testing Facility:
MiraVista Diagnostics
PHL Test Code:
BDAGU
EPIC Test Code:
LAB2632
Send Out Test Code:
316
Alternate Test Names:
Blastomyces Ag Urine; Blastomyces Antigen Assay; Blastomyces Quantitative Antigen, Urine
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87449
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