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Test Code YOLK Egg Yolk, IgE, Serum, LAB589

Performing Laboratory

St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Useful For

Testing for IgE antibodies may be useful to establish the diagnosis of an allergic disease and to define the allergens responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms.

Specimen Requirements

Serum

Container/Tube: Serum gel tube or plain, red-top tube

Specimen: 40 uL for each allergen in addition to 200 uL for dead space serum

Note: Label specimen appropriately (serum).

Minimum Specimen Volume

300 uL for one allergen

Specimen Stability Information

 

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum

Refrigerated (preferred)

7 days

  Frozen

Indefinite

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday

Test Classification And CPT Coding

86003

Reference Values

SIgE kUA/L

Interpretation
<0.10 None Detected
0.10 - 0.69

Low

0.70 - 3.49

Moderate

3.50 - 17.4

High

17.5 - >100.0

Very High

Methodology

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Report Available

2-4 days upon receipt