Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

CSF IgG Index

Synonyms

  • CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
  • CSF IGG INDEX
  • LAB555

Cerner Name

CSF IgG Index

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).

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum

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 Albumin, CSF
IGG/ALB CSF IGGALBCSF IGG ALB CSF IgG/Albumin, CSF
IGG INDEX IGGIND IGG INDEX IgG Index
IGG SYNTHESIS IGGSYNTH IGG SYNTHESIS IgG Synthesis
ALBUMIN, SERUM ALBUMIN ALBUMIN Albumin
IMMUNOGLOBULIN G IMMUNOG IMMUNOGLOBULIN G Immunoglobulin G

Result Interpretation

See report.

Forms
LAB555 build edit