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Test ID: LYME
Lyme Disease Serology, Serum

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

9129

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Diagnosing Lyme disease

 

As a sensitive screening (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]) test for Lyme disease

Reflex Tests Lists test(s) that may or may not be performed, at an additional charge, depending on the result and interpretation of the initial test(s)

Test IDSecondary IDReporting NameAvailable SeparatelyAlways Performed
LYWB9535Lyme Disease Ab, Western Blot, SYesNo

Testing Algorithm Delineates situation(s) when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.

If Lyme disease serology is positive, then LYWB/9535 Lyme Disease Antibody, Western Blot, Serum will be performed at an additional charge.

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

LYME/9129: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

LYWB/9535: Western Blot

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Lyme Disease Serology, S

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme C6 Peptide Assay