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Treponema Total Antibody, RPR, and RPR Titer - Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
TP-PA - ARUP Laboratories
Specimen Stability Information
Centrifuge and refrigerate within 2 hours of collection.
Treponema total antibody is stable for 7 days at 2-8° C; RPR is stable for 5 days at 2°-8° C.
TP-PA is stable for 14 days at 2°-8°C.
If transporting to Asante is delayed, freeze the specimen; avoid freeze-thaw.
Reject Due To
- Hemolysis
- Lipemia
- Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
- Lack of Two Patient Identifiers:
- 1-Patient’s First & Last name
- 2-Patient’s Date of Birth
Day(s) Performed
Treponema - Daily
RPR - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
TP-PA - Monday - Friday
Method Name
Treponema Total Antibody - Chemiluminescent Immunoassay technology (CLIA)
RPR - Slide Flocculation
TP-PA - Semi-Quantitative Particle Agglutination
CPT Code Information
- 86780 Antibody; Treponema pallidum
- 86592 Syphilis test, non-treponemal antibody; qualitative
- 86593 Quantitative Syphilis test
Billing Code
- Treponema Total Antibody - 3000649
- RPR – 3000620
- RPR Titer – 3000621
- TP-PA - 3000106