Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

CSF, IgG Index Build info

Synonyms

  • CSF IGG INDEX
  • CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
  • LAB555

Short Name

CSF IGG INDEX

Procedure Master Number

LAB555

Procedure ID

64453

Clinical Info

Serum and spinal fluid are required

Specimen Sources

 CSF Reservoir Lumbar Puncture VP Shunt Aspirate

Specimen Types

 Cerebrospinal Fluid

Container

Gold-top tube(s) and CSF Tube

Collection Instructions

Serum and spinal fluid are required for this test.
 
Serum
Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)-Preferred, 
                            Mint Green (Lithium Heparin), or Lavender EDTA plasma is also acceptable
Specimen:  1 mL of serum or Plasma
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:
Note:  1. Indicate serum or plasma on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (serum or plasma).
 
AND
 
Spinal Fluid
3 mL (minimum volume: 1mL) of spinal fluid in a screw-capped, sterile vial. Send specimen refrigerated. Maintain sterility and forward promptly. 
Note:  1. Indicate spinal fluid on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (spinal fluid).

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Quantitative Immunoturbidimetry (Optilite)
 
Includes:
IGG, ALBUMIN SERUM, IGG CSF, CSF ALBUMIN,  IGG/ALBUMIN SERUM
IGG/ALBUMIN CSF,   IGG INDEX CSF, SYNTHESIS RATE, CSF

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82042-CSF Albumin
82784-CSF IgG
82040-Albumin, Serum
82784-IgG Serum
 

PDM

 1453885

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
IGG CSF IGGCSF IGG CSF Igg Csf
CSF ALBUMIN ALBUMINCSF CSF ALBUMIN Csf Albumin
IGG/ALB CSF IGGALBCSF IGG ALB CSF Igg/Alb Csf
IGG INDEX IGGIND IGG INDEX IgG Index
IGG SYNTHESIS IGGSYNTH IGG SYNTHESIS Igg Synthesis