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Test Code DIPTET Diptheria/Tetanus Ab  

Important Note

Evaluate the ability of a patient to produce antibody to pure protein vaccines after vaccination to rule out antibody deficiency
 

Additional Codes

50595

Methodology

Quantitative Multiplex Bead Assay
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST
 

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

0.5 mL

Collection Instructions

Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
 

Transport

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Plasma or other body fluids
 

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year
 

Turn Around Time

2-4 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

Test Alias

50595; C. tetani; Clostridium tetani; Cornbacterium diptheriae Antitoxin/ Diptheria Antitoxoid; nti-tetanus toxoid/ Tetanus Immune Response; Tetanus toxoid antibodies; Tetanus/Diptheria Antibody Panel, Tetanus/Diptheria Vaccine Response

Post specimens should be drawn 30 days after immunization
 

CPT Coding

86317 x2
 

EPIC Code

LAB792

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, R-NoGel
 

Testing Volume

0.15 mL

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday

LOINC

Diptheria antibody IgG 13227-4; Tetanus antibody IgG 53935-3