Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or Gold
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Quantitative (index) results for total antibodies
and IgM
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3-4 Days
OTHER NAMES: Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies
METHODOLOGY: Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
CLINICAL USE: Aid in diagnosis of acute or chronic infection
with the Lyme disease agent
CPT: 86618 x 2
[LYMECSF] AB LYME CSF IGG/IGM
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen CSF
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Borrelia burgdorferi IgG and IgM
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-4 days
REFERENCE RANGE: IgG: < 1:4
IgM: < 1:1
OTHER NAMES: Borrelia antibodies
METHODOLOGY: Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
CPT: 86618 x 2
[LYMEPCR] Lyme Disease DNA (PCR)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Room temperature whole blood; refrigerated
or frozen fresh CSF and synovial fluid
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Yellow (ACD) or sterile tube
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL CSF/Fluid or 5 mL Blood
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-7 days
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and
CLINICAL USE: Detect Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
CPT: 87476
[LYMEWB] AB LYME WESTERN BLOT IGG/IGM
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Serum at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or Gold
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Western blot analysis and interpretations for
IgG and IgM specific antibodies
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
REFERENCE RANGE: Negative
OTHER NAMES: Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies
METHODOLOGY: Western blot