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Test ID BLOD1657 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Panel


Specimen Required


Container/Tube:

Preferred: Red top

Acceptable: Serum gel

Collection Instructions: Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s), serum gel tube(s) is acceptable. Spin down and send 0.6 mL of serum refrigerated in a plastic vial.


Secondary ID

75769

Method Name

Immunoassay FEIA

Reporting Name

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Panel

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  7 days

Reject Due To

Hemolysis: Gross reject
Thawing: Warm OK; Cold OK

Reference Values

Alternaria tenuis/alternata IgG

<12.0 mcg/mL

Aspergillus fumigatus IgG

<46.0 mcg/mL

Aureobasidium pullulans IgG

<18.0 mcg/mL

Laceyella sacchari IgG

<25.0 mcg/mL

Micropolyspora faeni IgG

<5.0 mcg/mL

Penicillium Chrysogenum/notatum IgG

<22.0 mcg/mL

Phoma betae IgG

<8.0 mcg/mL

Trchoderma viride IgG

<10.0 mcg/mL

 

Antibody levels greater than the reference range indicate that the patient has been immunologically sensitized to the antigen. The significance of elevated IgG depends on the nature of the antigen and the patient's clinical history. The test method was the Phadia ImmunoCAP.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

2 to 7 days

Performing Laboratory

Eurofins Viracor

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Eurofins Viracor. It has not been cleared or approved the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

86001 x 8