Test Code TPPACONF Syphilis TPPA Confirmation, Serum
Additional Codes
St. Luke's Compendium Code (Iatric): L901.1552
Performing Laboratory
Minnesota Department of Health
Methodology
Useful as an aid to resolve discrepant results between screening treponemal and non-treponemal assays.
Specimen Requirements
Draw blood in a serum gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1-2 mL of serum refrigerated.
Unspun specimens must be transported at ambient temperature and arrive to the laboratory within one hour of draw.
Reference Values
Nonreactive
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Friday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
CPT: 86780
LOINC: 24312-1