Test Directory
4314 ANA Screen by EIA
Specimen Type
Specimen Stability
Reference Range
Serum-SST
48hrs 2-8° C
<1.00 Index
Specimen Requirements
Preferred amount: 1.0 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Method
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
Schedule
Mon-Fri
Turn-Around Time
24hrs, Mon-Fri
Instructions/Notes
Centrifuge required?: Yes
Clinical Utility
Antinuclear antibodies are associated with rheumatic diseases including Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis, CREST syndrome, and neurologic SLE.
CPT Codes
86038
