Cryoglobulin and Cryofibrinogen Panel, Serum and Plasma

Message
This test can only be drawn at Waldemere Medical Plaza -- Waldemere Lab Patients Only must arrive prior to 3 p.m. for collection.
Collection Instructions: Place tubes in container with prewarmed sand. Warm at 37° C for 1 hour before removing serum.
1. Tube must remain at 37 degrees C.
2. Allow blood to clot at 37 degrees C. (Serum only)
3. Centrifuge at 37 degrees C. Do not use a refrigerated centrifuge. If absolutely necessary, ambient temperature is acceptable. It is very important that the specimen remain at 37 degrees C until after separation of serum from red blood cells.
4. Place serum into an appropriately labeled plastic vial.
5. Refrigerate Serum immediately   Additional Information: Analysis cannot be performed with less than 3 mL of serum. Smaller volumes are insufficient to detect clinically important trace (mixed) cryoglobulins. Less than 3 mL will require collection and submission a new specimen. 


Test Code
CRYOP


Includes
Cryoglobulin, Cryofibrinogen                     
If cryoglobulin has a positive result after 1 or 7 days, then immunofixation will be performed at an additional charge. Positive cryoglobulins of 0.1 mL or above of precipitate will be typed once.


Preferred Specimen
Serum (Red no Gel) AND
Plamsa (Lavendar Top)


Minimum Volume
Plasma: 0.5 mL
Serum: 3 mL 
Additional Information: Analysis cannot be performed with less than 3 mL of serum. Smaller volumes are insufficient to detect clinically important trace (mixed) cryoglobulins. Less than 3 mL will require collection and submission a new specimen.


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum collected in SST Tube

Specimen not collected/held at 37°C prior to contrifugation


Setup Schedule
Monday-Friday


Performing Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Additional Information
Specimen Requirements


The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.