Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Lyme Antibody with Reflex to Modified Two Tier Testing Build info

Synonyms

  • BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IGG/IGM ANTIBODIES
  • TICK
  • BORRELIA BURGDORFERI
  • LYME VISE TOTAL ANTIBODY IGG AND IGM SERUM
  • LAB11723

Short Name

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IGG/IGM ANTIBODIES

Procedure Master Number

LAB11723

Procedure ID

115739

Clinical Info

For more information on the interpretation of Lyme disease serology, please visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dei-8na9wZU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhF7vX5RynA
https://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/ID-2021-Lyme-Disease-Serologic-Testing-Reporting.pdf

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen: 1 mL of serum (0.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA)
Test will reflex to Lyme IgG and Lyme IgM at an additional cost.
Measures antibody to Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garnii and Borrelia afzelii.

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday, continuously

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

86618

PDM

 5700530

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
LYME IGG/IGM ANTIBODIES RESULT LYMEAB LYME AB Lyme IgG/IgM Antibodies
LYME C6 INTERPRETATION LYMEC6INT LYME C6 INTERP Lyme C6 Interpretation
LYME IGG AB LYMEIGG LYME IGG AB Lyme IgG AB
LYME IGM AB LYMEIGM LYME IGM AB Lyme IgM AB