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CU Index®†
Last Modified:
5/4/2018 7:31:49 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Patients taking calcineurin inhibitors should stop their medication for 72 hours prior to draw.
Patients taking prednisone should be off their medication for 2 weeks prior to draw.
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL Serum in a SST
Gold Top Tube
Collection Instructions:
Centrifuge and separate from cells within 2 hours from collection
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
24 hours Ambient
1 week Refrigerated (preferred)
1 month Frozen
Reference Range:
1-50
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Not Applicable
Clinical Significance:
Patients with a chronic form of urticaria who are positive (> 10) with the CU index® have an autoimmune basis for their disease. A positive result does not indicate which autoantibody (anti-IgE, anti-FceRI or anti-FceRII) is present
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
5 to 8 days
Days Performed:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Sites Performed:
Eurofins (Previously Viracor)
PHL Test Code:
MSOT
EPIC Test Code:
Send Out Test Code:
2103
Alternate Test Names:
Anti IgE Receptor Antibody ; Auto Immune Chronic Urticaria Test; CU Autoantibody Signature ™; Functional Anti-FceR; Histamine Release ; IgE Receptor Ab
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
86352
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