Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One 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 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 : 40-210 mg/dL
Male Reference Ranges
Female Reference Ranges
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 1 year(s) : 25-150 mg/dL
- 1 - 2 year(s) : 30-177 mg/dL
- 2 - 3 year(s) : 32-193 mg/dL
- 3 - 4 year(s) : 33-193 mg/dL
- 4 - 5 year(s) : 34-193 mg/dL
- 5 - 9 year(s) : 34-196 mg/dL
- 9 - 10 year(s) : 34-198 mg/dL
- 10 - 11 year(s) : 34-201 mg/dL
- 11 - 12 year(s) : 34-204 mg/dL
- 12 - 13 year(s) : 34-209 mg/dL
- 13 - 15 year(s) : 36-214 mg/dL
- 15 - 110 year(s) : 34-214 mg/dL
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 1 year(s) : 38-222 mg/dL
- 1 - 2 year(s) : 46-262 mg/dL
- 2 - 4 year(s) : 50-285 mg/dL
- 4 - 8 year(s) : 52-285 mg/dL
- 8 - 10 year(s) : 52-287 mg/dL
- 10 - 12 year(s) : 52-296 mg/dL
- 12 - 13 year(s) : 52-302 mg/dL
- 13 - 14 year(s) : 54-310 mg/dL
- 14 - 15 year(s) : 54-318 mg/dL
- 15 - 110 year(s) : 47-248 mg/dL
Components
- 2327 - IMMUNOGLOBULIN M
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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