Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Fasting Specimen is Preferred
- Separate from cells ASAP
- State Age
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Lipemic Samples
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Turbidimetric
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 82784
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : 66-433 mg/dL
Male Reference Ranges
Female Reference Ranges
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 1 year(s) : 19-114 mg/dL
- 1 - 2 year(s) : 24-133 mg/dL
- 2 - 3 year(s) : 30-171 mg/dL
- 3 - 4 year(s) : 34-208 mg/dL
- 4 - 5 year(s) : 43-237 mg/dL
- 5 - 6 year(s) : 49-264 mg/dL
- 6 - 7 year(s) : 51-285 mg/dL
- 7 - 8 year(s) : 56-304 mg/dL
- 8 - 9 year(s) : 61-323 mg/dL
- 9 - 10 year(s) : 66-392 mg/dL
- 10 - 11 year(s) : 70-360 mg/dL
- 11 - 12 year(s) : 72-379 mg/dL
- 12 - 13 year(s) : 74-398 mg/dL
- 13 - 14 year(s) : 76-417 mg/dL
- 14 - 15 year(s) : 77-436 mg/dL
- 15 - 150 year(s) : 66-433 mg/dL
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 1 year(s) : 17-105 mg/dL
- 1 - 2 year(s) : 20-122 mg/dL
- 2 - 3 year(s) : 24-157 mg/dL
- 3 - 4 year(s) : 29-192 mg/dL
- 4 - 5 year(s) : 36-218 mg/dL
- 5 - 6 year(s) : 42-242 mg/dL
- 6 - 7 year(s) : 44-261 mg/dL
- 7 - 8 year(s) : 48-279 mg/dL
- 8 - 9 year(s) : 52-296 mg/dL
- 9 - 10 year(s) : 56-314 mg/dL
- 10 - 11 year(s) : 60-331 mg/dL
- 11 - 12 year(s) : 61-349 mg/dL
- 12 - 13 year(s) : 63-366 mg/dL
- 13 - 14 year(s) : 64-383 mg/dL
- 14 - 15 year(s) : 66-401 mg/dL
- 15 - 150 year(s) : 66-433 mg/dL
Components
- 2326 - IMMUNOGLOBULIN A
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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