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Allergens, Food, Shell Fish Profile

SHELLFISH
Example Reports
High
Normal

Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation

Multiple patient encounters should be avoided.

Collect

Serum separator tube. Multiple specimen tubes should be avoided.

Specimen Preparation

Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 0.85 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.48 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year

Methodology

Quantitative ImmunoCAP Fluorescent Enzyme Immunoassay

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 days

Reference Interval

Allergens included: Crab, Shrimp, Blue Mussel, Lobster, Clam, Scallop, and Oyster.

Effective 02/18/2014

Reporting Range
(reported in kU/L)		 Probability of IgE Mediated
Clinical Reaction		 Class Scoring
Less than 0.10 No significant level detected 0
0.10 - 0.34 Clinical relevance undetermined 0/1
0.35 - 0.70 Low 1
0.71 - 3.50 Moderate 2
3.51 - 17.50 High 3
17.51 - 50.00 Very high 4
50.01 - 100.00 Very high 5
Greater than 100.00 Very high 6

Interpretive Data

Allergen results of 0.10-0.34 kU/L are intended for specialist use as the clinical relevance is undetermined. Even though increasing ranges are reflective of increasing concentrations of allergen-specific IgE, these concentrations may not correlate with the degree of clinical response or skin testing results when challenged with a specific allergen. The correlation of allergy laboratory results with clinical history and in vivo reactivity to specific allergens is essential. A negative test may not rule out clinical allergy or even anaphylaxis.

Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

86003 x7

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0055011 Allergen, Food, Crab IgE 6092-1
0055030 Allergen, Food, Shrimp IgE 6246-3
0055041 Allergen, Interp, Immunocap Score IgE 48767-8
0055425 Allergen, Food, Blue Mussel IgE 6048-3
0099062 Allergen, Food, Lobster IgE 6165-5
0099488 Allergen, Food, Clam IgE 6076-4
0099495 Allergen, Food, Scallop IgE 7691-9
0099638 Allergen, Food, Oyster IgE 7558-0
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Aliases

Allergens, Food, Shell Fish Profile