Days Set Up
Wednesday
Analytic Time

8 hours

MiChart Code
Antinuclear Antibody, Tissue Substrate
Soft Order Code
NABT

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Synonyms

NABT
Tissue ANA
Tissue, ANA
NABT
Tissue, ANA
NABT TTR
NABT PTTRN
NUCLEAR ANTIBODY, TISSUE
NAB, TISSUE TITER
NAB, TISSUE PATTERN
NAB, TISSUE TITER/PATTERN
NABT PTTRN
NABT TTR
NAB, TISSUE PATTERN
NAB, TISSUE TITER

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA), Mouse kidney substrate

Test Usage

Rule out collagen vascular disease

Reference Range

Negative

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Onsite

Collect specimen in SST tube. HEp-2 ANA testing is performed as the initial ANA screening test on adult and pediatric patients. This tissue ANA test is performed on pediatric patients less than 18 years of age who have a positive HEp-2 ANA. If the tissue ANA screen is positive, a titer will be performed at an additonal charge.

Collection Offsite

Collect specimen in SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate up to 3 days. This test is performed on pediatric patients less than 18 years of age with a positive HEp-2 ANA. MLabs will perform the HEp-2 ANA test prior to performing the tissue ANA test; please include HEp-2 ANA results if this test has been performed at your institution. The tissue ANA test will NOT be performed if the HEp-2 ANA test is negative.

Yellow Top Tube
Normal Volume
0.5 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL serum

Billing Information

CPT Code
86038
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
 

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