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Test Code Epic LAB596 Seafood Allergen Profile, Serum

Additional Codes

SQ code FSEAPM

Mayo code SEAFP

Reporting Name

Seafood Allergen Profile

Specimen Type

Serum

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Useful For

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to seafood

 

Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms

 

Identifying allergens:

-Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode

-To confirm sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy

-To investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens


Ordering Guidance


For a listing of allergens available for testing, see Allergens - Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Antibodies in Special Instructions



Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial 

Specimen Volume: 0.7 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  90 days

Reference Values

Class

IgE kU/L

Interpretation

0 

<0.10 

Negative 

0/1 

0.10-0.34 

Borderline/equivocal 

1 

0.35-0.69 

Equivocal 

2 

0.70-3.49 

Positive 

3 

3.50-17.4 

Positive 

4 

17.5-49.9 

Strongly positive 

5 

50.0-99.9 

Strongly positive 

6 

≥100 

Strongly positive 

 

Reference values apply to all ages.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

86003 x 5

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
SEAFP Seafood Allergen Profile 49222-3

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
COD Codfish, IgE 6082-2
CRAB Crab, IgE 6092-1
LOB Lobster, IgE 6165-5
SHRI Shrimp, IgE 6246-3
TUNA Tuna, IgE 6270-3

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK

Method Name

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
COD Codfish, IgE Yes Yes
CRAB Crab, IgE Yes Yes
SHRI Shrimp, IgE Yes Yes
TUNA Tuna, IgE Yes Yes
LOB Lobster, IgE Yes Yes

Method Description

Specific IgE from the patient's serum reacts with the allergen of interest, which is covalently coupled to an ImmunoCAP. After washing away nonspecific IgE, enzyme-labeled anti-IgE antibody is added to form a complex. After incubation, unbound anti-IgE is washed away, and the bound complex incubated with a developing agent. After stopping the reaction, the fluorescence of the eluate is measured. Fluorescence is proportional to the amount of specific IgE present in the patient's sample (ie, the higher the fluorescence value, the more IgE antibody is present).(Package insert: ImmunoCAP System Specific IgE FEIA. Phadia; Rev 06/2020)

Report Available

Same day/1 to 3 days

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send an Allergen Test Request (T236) with the specimen.

Secondary ID

31770