Specimen:
Collect
- One Red Top
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 aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
- Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
- Allow specimen to clot for one hour at room temperature.
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Use of separator tubes
- Repeated freeze/thaw cycles
Specimens not received frozen
Specimens left to clot at 2-8 C
Stability
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Immunoturbidimetry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86162
Components
- 91066 - COMPLEMENT, TOTAL
Last Updated: November 6, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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