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Zinc Transporter 8 (ZnT8) Antibody

Test Summary

Patient population is primarily children and adolescents to confirm a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.

Aliases

  • N/A

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

N/A

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

N/A

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

  • Room temperature: 7 days
  • Refrigerated: 7 days
  • Frozen: 28 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

N/A

Unacceptable Specimens

Gross hemolysis • Lipemia • Icterus • Specimens other than serum

Order Code

ZINCT8

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB5736

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

  • 86341

Billing Code

  • 700000

CPT Statement

Methodology

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Immunoassay (ELISA)

FDA Status

FDA Approved

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

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

Reference Range

<15 U/mL

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Wednesday, Saturday; Report available: 6 - 7 days

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

N/A

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

N/A

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

  • Room temperature: 7 days
  • Refrigerated: 7 days
  • Frozen: 28 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

N/A

Unacceptable Specimens

Gross hemolysis • Lipemia • Icterus • Specimens other than serum

Billing

CPT Code

  • 86341

Billing Code

  • 700000

CPT Statement

Result Information

Methodology

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Immunoassay (ELISA)

Testing Laboratory

N/A

Reference Range

<15 U/mL

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Wednesday, Saturday; Report available: 6 - 7 days