Test Code RUB Rubella Antibodies, IgG, Plasma
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence
Performing Laboratory
Sky Lakes Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma/Serum
Container/Tube: Green top (lithium heparin)/SST
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions: Avoid grossly
hemolyzed, heat-treated, or lipemic specimen, and specimen with
microbial contamination.
Additional Information: Performance has not
been established for cord blood, neonatal specimen, or body
fluid.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerate
Reference Values
Negative: <10 IU/mL
Positive: >10 (indicates immunity or past infection)
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
86762
Test Order Code
LAB496