| Test Name: | Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA) |
| Epic Order Code: | LAB147 |
| CPT Code: | 86038 | | |
| Specimen(s) Type: | Serum, 1.0 mL |
| Acceptable Container(s): |   Tops are gold and red |
| Testing Schedule: | Tests performed daily Monday-Friday |
| Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA |
| | Routine: 48-72 hours |
| Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain by standard collection procedures. |
| Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. |
| Reference Client: | If unable to deliver to the lab within 1 hour, centrifuge the specimen and remove serum from the red cells. Store and transport at 2-8° C within 24 hours. If longer storage is required, store and transport at -20° C. |
| Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient volume, incorrect/delay in transport, hemolysis, lipemia. |
| Reference Range: | < 1.0 IU = Negative; > 1.0 IU = Positive; > 3.0 IU = Strongly Positive |
| Additional Information: | Test included in ANA panel and ANA, Reflex. |