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Multiple Sclerosis Panel

Order Name MULT SC P
Test Number: 5551560
Revision Date 12/10/2022
Test Name Methodology LOINC Code
Multiple Sclerosis Panel
Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)  
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS
Specimen Specimen Volume (min) Specimen Type Specimen Container Transport Environment
Preferred 2 mL serum AND 2.5 mL CSF (0.8 mL serum AND 1.4 mL CSF) CSF and Serum Sterile Screwtop Container and Clot Activator SST Room Temperature
Instructions Notes: 0.8 mL Serum AND 1.4 mL CSF
Specimen Type: Plastic transport tubes
Specimen Storage: Room temperature
Specimen Collection: Collect serum AND CSF at the same time. Avoid contaminating CSF with blood. Centrifuge CSF at 1500xg for 20 minutes and place the supernatant into separate tubes. Ensure residual fibrin and cellular matter have been removed.
Specimen Stability: Ambient: 14 days, Refrigerated : 14 days, Frozen: 14 days
GENERAL INFORMATION
Expected TAT 4-9 Days  
Clinical Use Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) have multiple, scarred areas of the brain. Symptoms can initially be mild but typically lead to relapsing or progressive incapacitating neuromotor dysfunction. 
Notes 12/10/2022
CPT Code(s) 82042, 82784x2 82040, 83916, 83873
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