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Table 4 Most frequently ordered reference laboratory add-on tests

From: Impact of add-on laboratory testing at an academic medical center: a five year retrospective study

Test

% of Total Add-on Orders

Helicobacter pylori antibody, IgG

0.050 %

Mitochondrial M2 antibodies

0.049 %

Hepatitis C virus quantitative PCR

0.033 %

IgG subclasses

0.022 %

Miscellaneous testa

0.019 %

Vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxy

0.018 %

Aldosterone, serum

0.017 %

Alpha-1-antitrypsin, phenotyping

0.013 %

Lyme disease antibodies, IgG and IgM

0.013 %

Histoplasma antigen, urine

0.013 %

  1. aCovers any test ordered that is not on list of laboratory tests built in electronic medical record