Specimen:

Urine

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

2 mL urine

Rejection Criteria:

Plasma, serum or whole blood. Bladder washings.

Analytic Time:

5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Positive: Bladder tumor associated antigen detected.
Negative: Bladder tumor associated antigen not detected.

Interpretive Data:

Results of the BTA test should not be interpreted as absolute evidence 
for the presence or absence of bladder cancer. Any disease that would 
cause endogenous human complement factor H (hCFH) to leak into the 
bladder can cause a positive test result; including renal stones, 
nephritis, renal cancer, urinary tract infections, cystitis, or recent 
trauma to the bladder or urinary tract.

Methodology:

Qualitative Immunoassay

CPT Code:

86294