Treponema pallidum (VDRL) Cerebrospinal Fluid with Reflex to Titer VDRLRC
Method(s) | Flocculation | |||||||
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Specimen Required | ||||||||
Collect | Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). | |||||||
Transport | 0.5 mL CSF at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.4 mL) |
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Stability | Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) | |||||||
Unacceptable Conditions | Serum, plasma or other body fluids. Contaminated, hemolyzed, xanthochromic or severely lipemic specimens |
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Schedule | Daily | |||||||
Billing Code | 5010179 | |||||||
CPTCode | 86592 Treponema pallidum screen; if reflexed, add 86593 Treponema pallidum titer | |||||||
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