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Test Code MPGM Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgG and IgM

Additional Codes

50399

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Acceptable Collection Container

R-NoGel

Collection Instructions

Routine venipuncture

Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

0.5 mL

Testing Volume

0.1 mL

Rejection Criteria

Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, icteric, lipemic, or turbid specimens.

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday

EPIC Code

LAB4475A

Patient Preparation

If parallel testing is ordered, mark specimen as "acute" or "convalescent".  Convalescent specimen must be received within 30 days from receipt of acute specimen.

Transport

Refrigerated

STAT Availability

No

Turn Around Time

2-4 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

CPT

86738 x 2

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

LOINC

  Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Antibody IgG 5255-5
  Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Antibody IgM 5256-3