LYME ANTIBODY EIA

General Information

HLAB/HOL Code: LYME
UPHSM LIS Test #: 806
Schedule: Tuesday, Friday
Testing Time: 1 day
Testing Lab: UP Health System-Marquette

Specimen Info
Only 1 specimen type required, unless otherwise specified

Volume: 1.0 mL serum
Temperature: Refrigerate
Tube Type: 1 SST Tube or Red Top
Collection Info:
Refrigerate specimen after collection

Methods

EIA

Clinical Utilities

Useful in screening for the presumptive detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in human serum.

All positive and equivocal lyme tests will be referred to western blot at an additional charge effective 5/4/2017

CPT Codes

86618

* 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

Index Interpretation

<0.90 ........................Negative
0.91-1.00....................Equivocal
>or= 1.10...................Positive

LYME EIA Antibody testing can be falsely negative, if serum collection is early in the disease, or after treatment. Additional serial testing may be needed when a false negative is suspected. The test may be falsely positive due to auto-antibodies, cross reacting organisms, or other foreign antigens.

Current CDC recommendations suggest that all Lyme antibody EIA screening results that are Positive or Equivocal should be sent for Western Blot testing. All Positive and Equivocal Lyme tests will be referred for Western Blot at an additional charge effective 5/4/2017