STREPTOCOCCUS A ANTIBODIES, SERUM
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  STZ

MGH LIS Test No

  800

Schedule

  Monday-Friday

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  STZ

Specimen Info

Type

  1 SST Tube or Red Top  

Volume

  1 ml serum

Temperature

  Refrigerate or Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Refrigerate specimen after collection.
Serum <24 hours (2-8C), freeze -20C if >24 hours.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Agglutination

Clinical Utilities
Useful for screening and titering for antibodies to exoenzymes of streptococcus A. Includes DNase, Hyaluronidase, streptokinase, streptolysin O and NADase.

CPT Codes
86063

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range
<100 streptozyme units = negative
(100 streptozyme units = 166 todd units)

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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