Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Separate from cells ASAP
- State Age
- State DOB
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
Stability
Ambient: 4 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 8 Day(s); Frozen: 8 Day(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Turbidimetric
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86160
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : 87-200 mg/dL
Male Reference Ranges
Female Reference Ranges
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 4 week(s) : 49-93 mg/dL
- 4 week(s) - 2 month(s) : 55-111 mg/dL
- 2 - 3 month(s) : 60-97.5 mg/dL
- 3 - 4 month(s) : 58-130 mg/dL
- 4 - 5 month(s) : 60-124 mg/dL
- 5 - 6 month(s) : 69-128 mg/dL
- 6 - 9 month(s) : 42-124 mg/dL
- 9 - 12 month(s) : 69-135 mg/dL
- 12 month(s) - 1.99 year(s) : 78-206 mg/dL
- 1.99 - 2.99 year(s) : 76-128 mg/dL
- 2.99 - 3.99 year(s) : 72-128 mg/dL
- 3.99 - 4.99 year(s) : 81-124 mg/dL
- 4.99 - 8.99 year(s) : 82-116 mg/dL
- 8.99 - 10.99 year(s) : 84-147 mg/dL
- 10.99 - 150 year(s) : 87-200 mg/dL
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 4 week(s) : 49-93 mg/dL
- 4 week(s) - 2 month(s) : 55-111 mg/dL
- 2 - 3 month(s) : 60-97.5 mg/dL
- 3 - 4 month(s) : 58-130 mg/dL
- 4 - 5 month(s) : 60-124 mg/dL
- 5 - 6 month(s) : 69-128 mg/dL
- 6 - 9 month(s) : 42-124 mg/dL
- 9 - 12 month(s) : 69-135 mg/dL
- 12 month(s) - 1.99 year(s) : 78-206 mg/dL
- 1.99 - 2.99 year(s) : 76-128 mg/dL
- 2.99 - 3.99 year(s) : 72-128 mg/dL
- 3.99 - 4.99 year(s) : 81-124 mg/dL
- 4.99 - 8.99 year(s) : 82-116 mg/dL
- 8.99 - 10.99 year(s) : 84-147 mg/dL
- 10.99 - 150 year(s) : 87-200 mg/dL
Components
- 2356 - COMPLEMENT C3
Last Updated: May 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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