91281 Maternal AFP [Only]

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
Draw at 14-25 weeks gestation.
Special Form - Patient History for Maternal Serum Testing
Required information - patient age, weight, race, EDD by US or LMP, weeks gestation, number of fetuses, history of diabetes, NTD

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 24 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 24 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

3-4 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82105

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93241 - SPECIMEN	93248 - MATERNAL AGE
93242 - DATING	93202 - EDD
93252 - GESTATIONAL AGE	93238 - MATERNAL WEIGHT
93243 - MAT. INSULIN DM	93244 - FAMILY HX of NTD
93245 - MATERNAL RACE	93246 - NUMBER OF FETUSES
93169 - PATIENT'S AFP	93239 - MoM for AFP
93240 - INTERPRETATION