Test Directory
5001 RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin) with reflex to titer
Specimen Type
Specimen Stability
Reference Range
Serum-SST
5 Days 2-8° C
Non-Reactive
Specimen Requirements
Preferred amount: 1.0 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Method
Charcoal flocculation
Schedule
Mon-Fri
Turn-Around Time
24hrs
Instructions/Notes
Clinical Utility
To screen for or diagnose an infection with the bacterium Treponema pallidum, which causes the sexually transmitted disease (STD) syphilis.
CPT Codes
86592
