Test ID: ZG708
Component(s): Z4063 Oligoclonal Bands LOINC: 48668-8, Z4064 Oligoclonal Bands
CPT code: 83916
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Red or SST AND plastic (CSF) tube
Frequency: 4 – 6 days
Instructions: 0.5 mL CSF AND 0.5 mL Serum from Red or SST, Ambient, Spinal tap AND venipuncture. Min 0.1 mL CSF AND 0.1 mL serum.
Text: Diagnose diseases of the central nervous system including meningitis, tumor, syphilis, and multiple sclerosis.
Methodology: Isoelectric focusing (IEF) and immunoblotting on agarose gel