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HelpTest Code DIPTET Diptheria/Tetanus Ab
Additional Codes
50595
Specimen Type
Blood
Preferred Collection Container
SST
Acceptable Collection Container
SST, R-NoGel
Collection Instructions
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
Collection Volume
2.0 mL
Minimum Collection Volume
0.5 mL
Testing Volume
0.15 mL
Rejection Criteria
Plasma or other body fluids
Specimen Storage and Stability
Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
Sunday through Saturday
EPIC Code
LAB792
Transport
Refrigerated
Turn Around Time
2-4 days
Lab Department
Referred Testing
Methodology
Quantitative Multiplex Bead Assay
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
LOINC
Diptheria antibody IgG 13227-4; Tetanus antibody IgG 53935-3