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AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOPATHY (PEDIATRIC), SERUM

Geisinger Epic Procedure Code:  LAB5167    Geisinger Epic ID:  192752

SPECIMEN COLLECTION
Specimen type: 

Serum


Preferred collection container: 
Alternate collection container: 
3.5 mL gold-top (serum separator) tube
Specimen required: 

4mL serum



SPECIMEN PROCESSING
Processing instructions: 

Centrifuge and aliquot serum


Transport temperature: 

Refrigerated.


Specimen stability: 

Room temperature: 3 days. Refrigerated: 28 days. Frozen: 28 days.


Rejection criteria: 

gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, gross Icterus



TEST DETAILS
CPT code(s):  86341 86363 86053 86255 x 11 86256 AMPIS (if appropriate) 84182 AN1BS (if appropriate) 86256 AN1TS (if appropriate) 84182 AN2BS (if appropriate) 86256 DPPTS (if appropriate) 86256 GABIS (if appropriate) 86255 GFACS (if appropriate) 86256 GFATS (if appropriate) 86255 GL1CS (if appropriate) 86256 GL1TS (if appropriate) 86363 MOGTS (if appropriate) 86255 NCDCS (if appropriate) 86256 NCDTS (if appropriate) 86256 NMDIS (if appropriate) 86053 NMOTS (if appropriate) 84182 PCTBS (if appropriate) 86256 PCTTS (if appropriate)
Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding.  Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed.
The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only.

Methodology: 
Cell-binding assay (CBA)
Synonyms: 

Mayo code PCDES


Doctoral Director(s): 
Randin Nelson MD
Review Date:  02/11/2025

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