91068 Complement Component 5

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Critical Frozen
Separate from cells ASAP
Allow specimen to clot for one hour at room temperature.

Stability:

Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Immunodiffusion

Performed:

Tuesday, Friday

Reported:

4-8 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86160 - Complement Antigen

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 7-20 mg/dL