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 2.25 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 1.04 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: Almond, Apple, Banana, Cashew, Codfish/Whitefish, Crab, Egg Whole, Green Bean (String), Milk (Cow's), Oat, Pea (Green), Peanut, Pecan, Potato (White), Scallop, Shrimp, Soybean, Tomato, Tuna, Walnut/Black Walnut, Wheat.

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. 

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.

Compliance Category

Analyte Specific Reagent (ASR)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

86003 x21

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0055011 Allergen, Food, Crab IgE 6092-1
0055020 Allergen, Food, Milk (Cow) IgE 7258-7
0055024 Allergen, Food, Peanut IgE 6206-7
0055030 Allergen, Food, Shrimp IgE 6246-3
0055031 Allergen, Food, Soybean IgE 6248-9
0055033 Allergen, Food, Tomato IgE 6266-1
0055034 Allergen, Food, Wheat IgE 6276-0
0055036 Allergen, Food, Codfish IgE 6082-2
0055040 Allergen, Food, Oat IgE 6190-3
0055041 Allergen, Interp, Immunocap Score IgE 48767-8
0055051 Allergen, Food, Potato IgE 6220-8
0055062 Allergen, Food, Tuna IgE 6270-3
0055209 Allergen, Food, Walnut (Juglans spp) IgE 6273-7
0055381 Allergen, Food, Egg Whole IgE 7291-8
0099495 Allergen, Food, Scallop IgE 7691-9
0099572 Allergen, Food, Pecan IgE 6208-3
0099573 Allergen, Food, Cashew IgE 6718-1
0099577 Allergen, Food, Almond IgE 6019-4
0099632 Allergen, Food, Apple IgE 6021-0
0099634 Allergen, Food, Banana IgE 6035-0
0099649 Allergen, Food, Green Bean (string) IgE 6831-2
0099895 Allergen, Food, Pea IgE 6204-2
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Aliases

Allergens, Food, Southeast Profile