91209 Treponema pallidum Antibody by TP-PA (MHA-TP)

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Stability:

Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Hemagglutination; Indirect Hemagglutination

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86781

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : non-reactive
TP-PA is a helpful diagnostic aid for the patient with a reactive reagin test, but presents with atypical signs of primary, secondary or late syphilis. TP-PA compares favorably with the FTA-ABS test, but appears slightly less sensitive in cases of untreated early primary syphilis.