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Cheese, Mold, IgE, Serum

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Updated Test Information:

Test Description
Cheese, Mold, IgE, Serum
Synonym(s)

Cheese, Mold, IgE

Test ID
MCHZ
Performing Lab

Labcorp

General Information

Useful for:
May be useful to establish the diagnosis of an allergic disease and to define the allergens responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms
May be useful to identify allergens that may be responsible for allergic disease or anaphylactic episode, to confirm sensitization to particular allergens prior to beginning immunotherapy, and to investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Requirements

SST

Additional Processing Details

For 1 allergen: 0.3 mL; For more than 1 allergen: (0.05 mL x number of allergens) + 0.25 mL dead space

Stability

Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
Frozen 90 days

Unacceptable Specimen Conditions

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK

Methodology

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Estimated TAT

1-3 days

Testing Schedule

Monday-Saturday

CPT Code(s)

86003

Reference Range File Allergy Reference Values