Immunotyping, Serum

Orderable EAP code:

LAB100002

Billable EAP Codes:

80002029 x 1
86334 x 1 (Profee)
80002029 x 1 (if both ISUB and IFE)

CPT Codes:

86334 x 1
86334 x 1 (Profee)
86334 x 1 (if both ISUB and IFE)

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 6 days

Test Schedule:

Monday through Friday.

Specimen Requirements:

2 mL blood in a GOLD top tube. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. A minimum of 0.5 mL serum is needed. 

Synonyms:

IFE gel
IFE qualitative
Immunofixation, Serum
Immunofixation Electrophoresis Gel
Protein Electrophoresis
SPEP

IgM, Serum

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00279

Billable EAP Codes:

80002068 x 1

CPT Codes:

82784 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 4 days

Test Schedule:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Specimen Requirements:

2 mL blood in a GOLD top tube. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Send 1 mL aliquot refrigerated. 

Stability:
Plasma is stable for 7 days refrigerated at 2-8 C                                                                                                     

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Minimum volume = 0.5 mL serum

Reference Range:

35 - 263 (mg/dL)

Synonyms:

Immunoglobulins

IgG, Serum

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00278

Billable EAP Codes:

80002067 x 1

CPT Codes:

82784 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 4 days

Test Schedule:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Specimen Requirements:

2 mL blood in a GOLD top tube. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.  Send 1 mL aliquot refrigerated. 

Stability:
Plasma is stable for 7 days refrigerated at 2-8 C.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Minimum volume = 0.5 mL serum

Reference Range:

768 - 1632 (mg/dL)

Synonyms:

Immunoglobulins

IgA, Serum

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00277

Billable EAP Codes:

80002066 x 1

CPT Codes:

82784 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 4 days

Test Schedule:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

Units:

mg/dL

Specimen Requirements:

2 mL blood in a GOLD top tube. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Send 1 mL aliquot refrigerated. Serum is stable for 7 days refrigerated at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

See above. The minimum volume is 0.5 mL serum.

Reference Range:

68 to 408 mg/dL

Synonyms:

Immunoglobulins

Homocysteine, Plasma

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00460

Billable EAP Codes:

80002119 x 1

CPT Codes:

83090 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 4 days

Test Schedule:

Wednesday and Saturday

Specimen Requirements:

5 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube. 
All specimens must be placed on ice immediately after collection and prior to processing. Plasma should be separated from cells within 6 hours of collection. 
Send 1 mL plasma refrigerated. 

Stability:
Plasma specimen stability is 14 days refrigerated (2-8 C)

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Minimum volume = 0.5 mL plasma 

Reference Range:

3.5 to 10.4 umol/L

Synonyms:

Homocysteine Total

Hemoglobinopathy Evaluation

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00763

Billable EAP Codes:

80005543 x 1

CPT Codes:

83020 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Test Schedule:

Performed twice per week on Tuesday and Friday.

Specimen Requirements:

3 mL blood in a LAVENDER top (EDTA) tube. Minimum of 1 mL blood.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a LAVENDER top (EDTA) tube.
Minimum age for testing is 28 days.

Reference Range:

HBA: 96.7 to 97.8%
HbF: 0.5% or less
HbS: 0.0
HbC: 0.0
HbE: 0.0
HbA2: 2.2 to 3.2%

Comments:

Performed by capillary zone electrophoresis. Confirmation of abnormal hemoglobin variants performed by acid gel electrophoresis.

Synonyms:

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Hemoglobin Evaluation
Hemoglobin Fractionation
Hemoglobin Separation
Hemoglobin Stability Screen
Hemoglobinopathy Evaluation
Isopropanol
Quantitative Hgb A2

Hemoglobin A1C

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00093

Billable EAP Codes:

80002031 x 1

CPT Codes:

83036 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 1 to 3 days

Test Schedule:

Monday through Friday.

Units:

%

Interpretation:

Less than 5.7%: Normal
5.7 to 6.4%: Consistent with pre-diabetes
Greater than 6.4%: Consistent with diabetes

Specimen Requirements:

2.0 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube (EDTA). Specimen is stable for up to 7 days refrigerated (2 to 8 C).

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a pediatric LAVENDER top tube (EDTA). Specimen is stable for up to 7 days refrigerated (2 to 8 C). 

Reference Range:

5.6% or less.

Comments:

Monitors and/or diagnoses diabetes mellitus. Monitors prediabetes. Diagnosis should be confirmed by repeating the Hb A1c test.

Alternate forms of testing such as fructosamine should be considered for monitoring long term glycemic control in patients with: Increased red cell turnover, certain hemoglobinopathies (e.g., HbS, HbE, HbC and thalassemia syndromes), anemias, blood loss, chronic liver disease and hemochromatosis (artefactually low HbA1c); iron deficiency anemia (artefactually high HbA1c due to enhanced glycation of hemoglobin).

Synonyms:

Glycated Hemoglobin
Glycosylated Hemoglobin
HA1C
HBA1C

Cyclosporine, Whole Blood

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00562

Billable EAP Codes:

80002986 x 1

CPT Codes:

80158 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 1 day

Test Schedule:

Monday through Friday.

Units:

ng/mL

Critical Values:

500 ng/mL or greater.

Specimen Requirements:

3 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube (EDTA); redraw if specimen clotted. Specimen is stable for up to 7 days refrigerated (2 to 8 C). If testing is delayed more than 7 days, store frozen at -10 C or less.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube (EDTA); redraw if specimen clotted. Specimen is stable for up to 7 days refrigerated (2 to 8 C). If testing is delayed more than 7 days, store frozen at -10 C or less.

Reference Range:

100 to 250 ng/mL

Comments:

Test performed by immunoassay using Abbott Architect i2000.

Samples for analysis of Cyclosporine should be collected 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to the next dose so that the measured concentration of drug represents trough level. The optimal therapeutic range for a given patient may differ from this suggested range based on the indication for therapy, treatment phase (initiation or maintenance), use in combination with other drugs, time of specimen collection relative to prior dose, type of transplanted organ, and/or the therapeutic approach of the transplant center.

Synonyms:

CSA

Chloride, Sweat

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00014

Billable EAP Codes:

80001711 x 1

CPT Codes:

82438 x 1

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 1 day

Test Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
To schedule the collection for this test, contact Peds Pulmonary at Doernbecher (503-494-7682).

Units:

mmol/L

Critical Values:

30 mmol/L or greater.

Specimen Requirements:

50 uL sweat in a sealed, labeled micro-cup. TIGHTLY cap the specimen. Stability: 72 hours at room temperature; 72 hours refrigerated (2 to 8 C).

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

30 uL sweat in a sealed, labeled micro-cup. TIGHTLY cap the specimen. Stability: 72 hours at room temperature; 72 hours refrigerated (2 to 8 C).

Reference Range:

29 mmol/L of less: CF unlikely.
30 through 59 mmol/L: Intermediate.
60 mmol/L or greater: Indicative of CF.

Comments:

Sample must be received in lab by 4:00 pm. Note total sweat volume on requisition.

Synonyms:

Cl
Cystic Fibrosis
Sweat Chloride

Protein Electrophoresis, Serum, With Reflex to Immunotyping

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00049

Billable EAP Codes:

80002025 x 1
84165 x 1 (Profee)
80002029 x 1 (if ISUB or IFE)
86334 x 1 (Profee for ISUB or IFE)
80002029 x 2 (if both ISUB and IFE)
86334 x 1 (Profee for both ISUB and IFE)

CPT Codes:

84165 x 1
84165 x 1 (Profee)
86334 x 2 (if ISUB or IFE)
86334 x 3 (if both ISUB and IFE)

Lab Section:

Immunology

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 6 days

Test Schedule:

Monday through Friday.

Specimen Requirements:

4 mL blood in a GOLD top tube. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. A minimum of 2.0 mL serum is needed. 

Synonyms:

Electrophoresis, Protein
IFE Reflex
Immunofixation Electrophoresis
MGUS study
Monoclonal Protein Detection
Monoclonal Protein Study
Multiple Myeloma Study
Protein Electrophoresis with Interpretation
Protein Electrophoresis, Serum with Reflex to IFE
Protein Electrophoresis, with Interpretation Serum
Reflex to IFE, Serum
Reflex to IFE and QNTIG
SPEP

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