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Test Code PAS3M Pediatric Allergy Screen <3 Years, Serum

Additional Codes

MAYO: PAS3

EPIC: LAB5296

Reporting Name

Pediatric Allergy Scrn <3 Yrs, S

Useful For

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to pediatric allergy screen

 

Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms

 

Identifying allergens:

-Responsible for allergic disease and/or anaphylactic episode

-To confirm sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy

-To investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
EGG Egg White, IgE Yes Yes
MILK Milk, IgE Yes Yes
WHT Wheat, IgE Yes Yes
SOY Soybean, IgE Yes Yes
DF House Dust Mites/D.F., IgE Yes Yes

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Specimen Type

Serum


Advisory Information


For a listing of allergens available for testing, see Allergens - Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Antibodies in Special Instructions



Specimen Required


Container/Tube:

Preferred: Red top

Acceptable: Serum gel

Specimen Volume: 0.7 mL for every 5 allergens requested


Specimen Minimum Volume

For 1 allergen: 0.5 mL
For more than 1 allergen: (0.05 mL x number of allergens) + 0.25 mL deadspace

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  90 days

Reference Values

Class

IgE kU/L

Interpretation

0

<0.35

Negative

1

0.35-0.69

Equivocal

2

0.70-3.49

Positive

3

3.50-17.4

Positive

4

17.5-49.9

Strongly positive

5

50.0-99.9

Strongly positive

6

≥100

Strongly positive

Reference values apply to all ages.

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Saturday; 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved or is exempt by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

86003 x 5

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
PAS3 Pediatric Allergy Scrn <3 Yrs, S 94593-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
DF House Dust Mites/D.F., IgE 6095-4
EGG Egg White, IgE 6106-9
MILK Milk, IgE 6174-7
SOY Soybean, IgE 6248-9
WHT Wheat, IgE 6276-0

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK

Method Name

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)