91333 Interleukin 2 - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91333 Interleukin 2

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 10 mL Red Top

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
Specimen Preparation: Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. After separation from cells: Ambient: 30 minutes; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 year

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Heat inactivated
Specimen not submitted frozen
Specimen submitted refrigerated

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Quantitative Multi-Analyte Fluorescent Detection

Performed:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83520

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 0-12 pg/mL