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HelpTest Code ALLERGENRESP Respiratory Allergy Panel
Specimen Requirements
Draw blood in a serum gel tube. Spin down and send 1 full tube of serum for every allergy panel ordered. Send specimen refrigerated. Avoid hemolysis. If there is a delay in transport of >1 week, send specimen frozen in plastic vial.
Performing Laboratory
Conway Regional Laboratory Services
Reference Values
|
Reporting Range |
Clinical Implications |
| <0.35 kU/L | Undetectable |
| 0.35-0.70 kU/L | Low level of antibody/allergy, indicative of ongoing sensitization |
| 0.70-3.5 kU/L | Moderate level of antibody/allergy, indicative of stronger ongoing sensitization |
| 3.5-17.5 kU/L | High level of antibody/allergy, indicative of high level sensitization |
| 17.5-50 kU/L | Very high level of antibody/allergy, indicative of very high level sensitization |
| 50-100 kU/L | Very high level of antibody/allergy, indicative of very high level sensitization |
| ≥ 100 kU/L | Very high level of antibody/allergy, indicative of very high level sensitization |
Methodology
ImmunoCAP®
Includes bermuda grass, cat dander, cockroach, common ragweed, dog dander, elm, dust mite (D. farinae and D pteronyssimus), rough marsh elder, Timothy grass (Phleium pretense), mold (Alternaria tenuis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Cladosporium herbarum, and Penicillium notatum), oak, pecan (hickory), rough pigweed, walnut, birch, maple, mulberry, mountain cedar, and total IgE.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Thursday
CPT Code
82785 - immunoglobulin E (IgE)
86003 x 22 - allergen specific IgE; each