Test ID: Z0997
CPT code: 86332
LOINC: 27831-7
Specimen Type: Red or SST
Frequency: 4 – 8 days
Instructions: 1 mL Serum from Red or SST, Frozen. Min 0.1 mL.
Text: Monitor immune complex disease (ie, lupus, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis, arthritis, vasculitis); monitor progress of some malignancies. Circulating immune complexes can be demonstrated in rheumatic, infectious, and neoplastic diseases, as well as most immunologically mediated illnesses (inflammatory bowel disease, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura).
Methodology: Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)