Pemphigoid Antibody Panel




Test Mnemonic

PEMGUS

CPT Codes

  • 83516 - QTY (2)
  • 88346 - QTY (1)
  • 88350 - QTY (3)

Aliases

  • Pemphigoid Screen
  • Bullous Pemphigoid
  • Epithelial Basement Membrane Zone Antibodies
  • Immunobullous disease of childhood

Includes

  • Pemphigoid Antibody Panel
  • Basement Membrane Zone (BMZ) IgG, IgG4, IgA
  • Bullous Pemphigoid (BP) 180 and BP230 IgG
  • IgG Type VII Collagen Antibody Level
  • Comments

Performing Laboratory

ARUP


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
2 mLSerumSST (Gold) Refrigerated 

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
2 mLSerumNo additive (Red) Refrigerated 

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.5 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient1 week
Refrigerated2 weeks
FrozenIndefinitely

Days Performed

Varies

Turnaround Time

5 - 10 days

Methodology

Name Description
Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)  
Semi Quantitative Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay 

Reference Range

Special Info

Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens will be rejected. This test is New York state approved.

Clinical Info

This test is used to assess and monitor pemphigoid, pemphigoid variants, and linear IgA disease and to discriminate among the immunobullous diseases with epithelial basement membrane zone antibodies.