Lupus Anticoagulant Diagnostic Interpretive Panel




Test Mnemonic

LUPUSP

CPT Codes

  • 85670 - QTY (1)
  • 86147 - QTY (3)
  • 85610 - QTY (1)
  • 85390 - QTY (1)
  • 86146 - QTY (2)
  • 85520 - QTY (1)
  • 85730 - QTY (1)
  • 85730 - QTY (1)

Aliases

  • Lupus Anticoag Panel

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) Frozen 
5 mLPlasmaSodium citrate (Lt. Blue) FrozenIndicate each tube as serum or plasma.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.2 mL    Serum
2.5 mL    Plasma

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient4 hours
RefrigeratedUnacceptable
Frozen2 months (plasma)

Days Performed

Mon - Fri

Turnaround Time

3 - 5 days

Methodology

Name Description
Refer to individual components 

Reference Range

Special Info

3.2% sodium citrate is the preferred anticoagulant recommended by NCCLS. Patient preparation: Discontinue heparin therapy for 2 days prior to collection. If tests are abnormal, the following tests may be ordered and billed: DRVVT (85613), Platelet Neutralization (85597), Staclot (85730,85732), PTT Mixing Study (85730), Factor II (85210), Factor V (85220), Factor X (85260), Factor VIII (85247), Von Willebrand Factor Antigen (85246), Ristocetin Co-factor (85245), Factor IX Assay (85250), Factor XI Assay (85270), Factor XII Assay (85280), Heparin FXa inhibition (85520), Reptilase Time (85635), D-Dimer (85379), & Fibrinogen Ag (85385), Fibrinogen (85384), Bethesda Assay (85335) and Factor VIII Chromogenic (85240). Sample must be accompanied by the completed Clinical History Form for Hemostasis and Thrombosis Evaluation.

Clinical Info

Evaluation of acquired hypercoagulable states and detection of Lupus anticoagulant and Antiphospholipid antibodies