Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Collection Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Other Acceptable Containers

Plain Red (No Additive)

Minimum Volume

2 mL Whole Blood

Unacceptable Conditions

  • Gross hemolysis
  • Gross contamination with bacteria
  • Extreme Icterus
  • Extreme lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 Hours
Refridgerated: 5 Days 
Frozen: 1 Month @ -20 or below; limited to one freeze/thaw cycle. 

Notes

Reflex testing: 
If the RPR is reactive, the following tests will be reflexed at an additional charge:
   RPR Titer
   Treponema pallidum Antibodies, Total

Reference Interval

Non-Reactive

Interpretive Data

Algorithm & Interpretation of Results:

Reported

24 – 48 hours after specimen receipt, dependent upon the day and time specimens are collected and received.

CPT Codes

86592
Reflex:
RPR Titer: 86593
Treponema pallidum Antibodies, Total: 86780

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Charcoal Agglutination/Semi-Quantitative Particle Agglutination

LOINC

  • RPR: 20507-0
  • RPR Titer: 31147-2
  • Trep Ab: 24110-9

LIS Test Code

RPR
Collection

Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Collection Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Other Acceptable Containers

Plain Red (No Additive)

Minimum Volume

2 mL Whole Blood

Unacceptable Conditions

  • Gross hemolysis
  • Gross contamination with bacteria
  • Extreme Icterus
  • Extreme lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 Hours
Refridgerated: 5 Days 
Frozen: 1 Month @ -20 or below; limited to one freeze/thaw cycle. 

Ordering

Notes

Reflex testing: 
If the RPR is reactive, the following tests will be reflexed at an additional charge:
   RPR Titer
   Treponema pallidum Antibodies, Total

Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Non-Reactive

Interpretive Data

Algorithm & Interpretation of Results:

Reported

24 – 48 hours after specimen receipt, dependent upon the day and time specimens are collected and received.

Administrative

CPT Codes

86592
Reflex:
RPR Titer: 86593
Treponema pallidum Antibodies, Total: 86780

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Charcoal Agglutination/Semi-Quantitative Particle Agglutination

LOINC

  • RPR: 20507-0
  • RPR Titer: 31147-2
  • Trep Ab: 24110-9

LIS Test Code

RPR

Additional Information

Laboratory Department

Chemistry

Phone: (612) 873-3016

Performed
Monday - Friday
 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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