Last Modified:
9/28/2021 2:16:51 PM
Specimen Requirements:
0.5 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
Minimum Volume:
0.1 mL serum
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
48 hours Abient
7 days Refrigerated
2 months Frozen
Rejection Criteria:
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Gross icterus
Reference Range:
Skin Autoantibodies, Intercellular: 1:10 titer
Skin Autoantibodies, Dermal-Epidermal: 1:10 titer
Test Comments:
If Intercellular Substance Antibody Screen is positive, then Intercellular Substance Antibody Titer will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 86256).
If Basement Membrane Zone Antibody Screen is positive, then Basement Membrane Zone Titer will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 86256).
Methodology:
IFA
Clinical Significance:
Skin antibodies (inter-epithelial) are found in 90% of patients with Pemphigus vulgaris and P. foliaceus. Dermal-epidermal skin antibodies are antibodies found in 90% of patients with Bullous pemphigoid and 90% of Cicatricial pemphigoid
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Days Performed:
Wednesday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly to San Juan Capistrano
PHL Test Code:
MSOT
EPIC Test Code:
Send Out Test Code:
37097
Alternate Test Names:
Pemphigoid AB (IFA); Skin Total ABS, Pemphigus & Pemphigoid; Skin Total Autoantibodies, Inter-Epithelial & Derm
Included Tests:
Basement Membrane Zone Antibody Screen ; Intercellular Substance Antibody Screen
CPT Coding:
86255 x 2
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