Chronic Urticaria Panel

Synonyms

  • CHRONIC URTICARIA PANEL
  • CUINDEX
  • LAB10817

Cerner Name

Chronic Urticaria Index

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 Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL serum ( 0.15 mL min) Centrifuge specimen within 2 hours

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 Laboratories

Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

CPT

86352

PDM

145902000

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CHRONIC URTICARIA INDEX CUINDXPAN CHRONIC URTICARIA INDEX Chronic Urticaria Index

Result Interpretation

1 - 50
TAT- 3 - 4 Days

Forms
Immunology LAB10817 build edit