Striated Muscle Antibody, IgG with Reflex to Titer, Serum

Striated Muscle Antibody, IgG with Reflex to Titer

Order Code:	STRMUS
Epic Lab Code:	LAB1356
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527

Specimen:

Serum

Collection Medium:

Red top tube

Minimum:

Adult Preferred Minimum: 1 mL serum Adult Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL serum Pediatric Minimum: 0.15 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Plasma. Severely lipemic, contaminated, or hemolyzed specimens.

Turn Around Time:

5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Screen: < 1:40 No antibody detected. Titer: < 1:40 No antibody detected.

Comments:

Titers greater than or equal to 1:80 are suggestive of myasthenia; however, striated muscle antibody can be found in rheumatic fever, myocardial infarction, and a variety of post-cardiotomy states. All positives will be titered to endpoint. If Striated Muscle Ab is >1:40, then a titer will be added.

Methodology:

Indirect Fluorescent Antibody

CPT Code:

86255 Striated muscle; if reflexed, add 86256 Striated muscle titer: additional charges will occur