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Adrenal Antibody Screen with Reflex to Titer

Test Summary

Adrenal Antibody is detected in patients with autoimmune adrenal disease, e.g., Addison's disease.

Aliases

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

N/A

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

N/A

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

N/A

Unacceptable Specimens

Grossly lipemic • Gross hemolysis • Grossly icteric

Order Code

ADRNL

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB6517

Includes

If Adrenal Antibody Screen is positive, then Adrenal Antibody Titer will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 86256).

CPT Code

86255

Billing Code

700000

CPT Statement

Methodology

Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)

FDA Status

This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has determined that such clearance or approval is not necessary. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano CA, 92675

Reference Range

Negative in normal individuals

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Wednesday; Report available: 1 - 8 days