Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

NeuroSURE Metabolites: Neopterin (CSF)

Synonyms

  • LAB14179
  • NEOPTCSF
  • NEUROSURE METABOLITES: NEOPTERIN (CSF)

Cerner Name

NeuroSURE Metabolites: Neopterin (CSF)

Clinical Info

This testing may also be used for assessment of Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS) identified during genetic testing (e.g. Next Generation Sequencing or Capillary Sequencing testing).

Specimen Sources

CSF Reservoir Lumbar Puncture VP Shunt Aspirate

Specimen Types

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Specimen Volume

1.0 mL CSF (0.5mL min)

Container

Sterile screw capped vial

Collection Instructions

Specimen 1.0 mL CSF  (0.05 mL min)
 Storage Instructions; 
Freeze as soon as possible   after collection.

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature  Unstable
Refrigerated 24 Hrs
3 days -20 C 

Methodology

High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Days Performed

TAT: 11 - 15 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

82542

PDM

245599

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
NEOPTERIN RESULT NEOPTCSFR NEOPTERIN RESULT Neopterin Result
NEOPTERIN INTERPRETATION NEOPTCSFI NEOPTERIN INTERPRETATION Neopterin Interpretation
NEOPTERIN PDF NEOPTCSFP NEOPTERIN PDF Neopterin PDF

Result Interpretation

See report 

 

Report sent manually

 

Forms

LAB14179 build edit