Heterophile, Mono Screen
Test Code: 654
CPT Code(s): 86308
Methodology: Agglutination
Clinical Significance: Heterophile antibodies, in patients with infectious mononucleosis, may be present as early as the fourth day of illness, and by the twenty-first day of illness, 90% of patients will exhibit a positive test. The Epstein-Barr virus causes infectious mononucleosis.
Alternative Name(s): Infectious Mononucleosis, Mono Screen