Allergen, Cayenne Pepper




Test Mnemonic

CAYENN

CPT Codes

  • 86003 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

7586-1

Aliases

  • Allergen, Cayenne Pepper IgE

Performing Laboratory

ARUP


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.3 mLSerumSST (Gold)N/ARefrigeratedSeparate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.3 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient2 days
Refrigerated2 weeks
Frozen1 year

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

2 - 4 days

Methodology

Name Description
Quantitative ImmunoCAP 
Fluorescent Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA) 

Reference Range

Allergen, Cayenne Pepper IgE
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       NormalLess than 0.10 kU/L: No significant level detected.
       Normal0.10 - 0.34 kU/L: Clinical relevance undetermined.
       Normal0.35 - 0.70 kU/L: Low.
       Normal0.71 - 3.50 kU/L: Moderate.
       Normal17.51 kU/L or greater: Very High.
       Normal3.51 - 17.50 kU/L: High.

Special Info

Hemolyzed, icteric or lipemic samples may be rejected.

Clinical Info

Allergen results of 0.10 - 0.34 kU/L are intended for specialist use as the clinical relevance is udetermined. Although increasing ranges are reflective of increasing concentrations of allergen-specific IgE, this may not correlate with the degree of clinical response or skin testing when challenged with a specific allergen. The correlation of allergy laboratory tests with clinical history and in vivo reactivity to specific allergens is essential. A negative test may not rule out clinical allergy of even anaphylaxis.