Test ID: ANSCL
CPT code: 86235
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Gel clot tube
Frequency: Setup: Daily; TAT 24 hrs
Instructions: 2.0mL serum from Red Top. Ref for no longer than 48 hrs. Freeze is
testing is delayed. Avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles.
Text: Useful For: Evaluating patients with signs and symptoms of scleroderma
and other connective tissue diseases in whom the test for antinuclear
antibodies is positive.
Components:
NSCL Anti-SCL;
COMTS ANA Interpretation
Methodology: Microparticle multiplex immunoassay.