Days Set Up
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Analytic Time

2 - 3 days

MiChart Code
CU Index
Soft Order Code
VCUI

Test Updated:

Synonyms

CUIND
IBT Chronic Urticaria Index

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Ex-Vivo Challenge and cell culture.

Test Usage

Patients with a chronic form of urticaria who are positive (>10) with the CU index have an autoimmune basis for their disease. A positive result does not indicate which autoantibody (anti-IgE, anti-FceRI or anti-FceRII) is present.

Reference Range
 

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

Specimen Requirements

Yellow Top Tube
Normal Volume
3 mL serum
Minimum Volume
 

Billing Information

CPT Code
86352
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
 

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Quality that sets us apart

As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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