Chronic Urticaria Panel CUINDEX

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

CHRONIC URTICARIA PANEL (CU INDEX)

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Chronic Urticaria Panel

Clinical Info

Patients with a chronic form of urticaria who are positive (> 10) with the CU index® have an autoimmune basis for their disease. A positive result does not indicate which autoantibody (anti-IgE, anti-FceRI or anti-FceRII) is present.

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Red top tube
Specimen:  1 mL serum ( 0.15 mL min) Centrifuge specimen within 2 hours
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Note:   Patients taking calcineurin inhibitors should stop their medication for 72 hours prior to draw. Patients taking Prednisone should be off their medication for 2 week prior to draw

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Methodology

 Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassay (IA)
 
 

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

CPT

86352

PDM

145902000

Result Interpretation

1 - 50
TAT- 3 - 4 Days

Forms