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Test Code EGGPF Egg Comprehensive Profile, Serum

Important Note

Cerner Order Name: Send-out Other


Ordering Guidance


For a listing of allergens available for testing, see Allergens - Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Antibodies



Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL; if needed, 0.5 mL for every 5 additional allergens requested

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial. 


Secondary ID

610705

Useful For

Identifying egg allergens:

-Responsible for allergic disease and/or anaphylactic episode

-To confirm sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy

 

This test is not useful for patients previously treated with immunotherapy to determine if residual clinical sensitivity exists, or for patients in whom the medical management does not depend upon identification of allergen specificity.

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
WEGG Whole Egg, IgE Yes Yes
EGG Egg White, IgE Yes Yes
YOLK Egg Yolk, IgE Yes Yes
OVAL Ovalbumin, IgE Yes Yes
OVMU Ovomucoid, IgE Yes Yes

Method Name

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Reporting Name

Egg Comprehensive Profile, S

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL
For 1 allergen: 0.3 mL
For more than 1 allergen: (0.05 mL x number of allergens) + 0.25 mL deadspace

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  90 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Thawing** Cold OK; Warm <7 days OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Reference Values

Class

IgE kU/L

Interpretation

0

<0.10

Negative

0/1

0.10-0.34

Borderline/Equivocal

1

0.35-0.69

Equivocal

2

0.70-3.49

Positive

3

3.50-17.4

Positive

4

17.5-49.9

Strongly positive

5

50.0-99.9

Strongly positive

6

≥100

Strongly positive

 

Reference values apply to all ages.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

Same day/1 to 3 days

Specimen Retention Time

14 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

86003 x 3

86008 x 2

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
EGGPF Egg Comprehensive Profile, S 104536-8

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
EGG Egg White, IgE 6106-9
YOLK Egg Yolk, IgE 6107-7
OVAL Ovalbumin, IgE 7556-4
OVMU Ovomucoid, IgE 7557-2
WEGG Whole Egg, IgE 7291-8

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send an Allergen Test Request (T236) with the specimen.