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HelpCatalog ID Histone Histone Antibody, IgG
Additional Codes
CPOE: Ref Histone Antibody, IgG
DOE: Ref Hist
CPT Code
83516
Specimen
Gold SST tube, collect 1.0 mL blood
Serum, 0.5 mL, refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Plasma, urine, contaminated specimens, grossly hymolyzed, grossly icteric, grossly lipemic, insufficient quantity, unlabelled specimen, not centrifuged within 2 hours of specimen collection
Interpretative Information
Evaluate suspected drug-induced lupus. Negative results do not rule out drug-induced lupus.
Performing Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Turn-Around-Time
1-3 days
Reference Values
| 0.9 units or less | Negative |
| 1.0-1.5 units | Weak Positive |
| 1.6-2.5 units | Moderate Positive |
| 2.6 units or greater | Strong Positive |