Test ID: Q0441
CPT code: 86787
LOINC: 21597-0
Specimen Type: SST
Frequency: Mon-Fri; analytic time 4 days
Instructions: 0.5mL serum from separator tube, refrigerated (0.25mL min.) Centrifuge and separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection.
Text: Aids in the diagnosis of acute and recent infection with varicella-zostervirus
Methodology: IFA