Antiphospholipid Antibody Panel

What it measures

• Cardiolipin AB (IgG)LOINC 3181-5
• Cardiolipin AB (IgM)LOINC 3182-3
• Cardiolipin AB (IgA)LOINC 5076-5
• B2 Glycoprotein I (IgG)ABLOINC 16135-6
• B2 Glycoprotein I (IgM)ABLOINC 16136-4
• B2 Glycoprotein I (IgA)ABLOINC 21108-6
• Phosphatidylserine/ Prothrombin AB (IgG)LOINC 85359-8
• Phosphatidylserine/ Prothrombin AB (IgM)LOINC 85358-0

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL plasma collected in each of two 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tubes

Minimum volume

0.5 mL each specimen

Also accepted

Serum collected in each of two separate tubes

Container

Transport tube(s)

Temperature

Room temperature

Plasma (preferred): Centrifuge light blue-top tube 15 minutes at approximately 1500 x g within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Plasma must be free of platelets (Serum: Centrifuge a red-top tube (no gel) or serum separator tube 15 minutes at approximately 1500 g within 24 hours of collection. Transfer serum into a plastic specimen vial.

Billing

CPT 86146, 86147, 83516