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Immunohistochemistry Stain Form Recommended (ARUP form #32978)

Ordering Recommendation

Refer to ARUP Immunohistochemistry Stain Offerings brochure at www.aruplab.com/ap/resources.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Tissue or cells.

Specimen Preparation

Formalin fix (10 percent neutral buffered formalin is preferred) and paraffin embed specimen (cells must be prepared into a cellblock). Protect paraffin from excessive heat. Transport tissue block or 5 unstained (3-5 micron thick sections), on positively charged slides (Min: 2 slides). If sending precut slides, do not oven bake.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room temperature or refrigerated. Ship in cooled container during summer months.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens submitted with non-representative tissue type. Depleted specimens.

Remarks

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ORDERING AND SUBMISSION DETAILS: Submit electronic request. If you do not have electronic ordering capability, use an ARUP Immunohistochemistry Stain Form (form #32978) with an ARUP client number. For additional technical details, please contact ARUP Client Services.

Stability

Ambient: Indefinitely; Refrigerated: Indefinitely; Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology

Immunohistochemistry

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-5 days

Reference Interval

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

FDA

Note

This test is performed as a stain and return (technical) service only.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

88342

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2004128 S-100 Protein by IHC DAB Detection
2004129 S-100 Protein DAB Detection Ref Number 94736-6
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Aliases

  • S-100 IHC
  • S-100 Immunostaining
S-100 Protein by Immunohistochemistry (DAB Detection)