Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is not New York state approved. There are no New York state-approved laboratories available and NYDOH is not accepting Non-permitted Laboratory Requests (NPL). Do not submit sample to ARUP.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Plain red, serum separator tube (SST), lavender (K2 or K3 EDTA), pink (K2 EDTA), green (sodium or lithium heparin), or light blue (sodium citrate). Also acceptable: Urine, CSF, or BAL.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 2 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 1.2 mL)
Transfer 1 mL urine or BAL to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)
Transfer 1 mL CSF to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.8 mL)
Test is not performed at ARUP; separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Frozen. Also acceptable: Room temperature or refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks

Specimen source required.

Stability

Ambient: 2 weeks; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: Indefinitely

Methodology

Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassay

Performed

Varies

Reported

3-4 days

Reference Interval

By Report

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

Performed by non-ARUP Laboratory

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

87449

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2011076 Coccidioides Antigen by EIA 93226-9
2014179 Coccidioides Antigen - Source 31208-2
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Aliases

Coccidioides Antigen Quantitative by EIA

Mira Vista Diagnostic