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Test Code VARIIS Varicella-Zoster,Ab,Im Status

Additional Codes

  • Expanse Test Name:Varicella-Zoster Ab, Im Status
  • Medinet Ref Code:VARIIS
  • OV Code:CHEM*VARIIS

Performing Laboratory

St. Lukes Hospital Laboratory

Methodology

Enzyme-Linked Fluorescence Assay (ELFA)

Specimen Requirements

Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.

 

Unspun specimens must be transported at ambient temperature and arrive at the laboratory within one hour of draw.

Reference Values

Reference Range

  Non-Immune: <134.9

  Immune: ≥165.1

Varicella IgG does have an equivocal range of 135.0 – 165.0. Results falling into the equivocal range need to be repeated. A second sample should be collected no less than one to two weeks later.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Tuesday, Thursday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

CPT: 86787

LOINC: 15410-4