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Albumin, Body Fluid
MessageTest performed at York Hospital Laboratory.
Test Code
BFALB
CPT Codes
82042
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a no additive (red-top) tube
Other Acceptable Specimens
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a plastic leakproof container
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube
Instructions
Accceptable body fluids include: synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, and drainage. Please specify body site for drainage fluids.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 1 month
Frozen: 1 month
Refrigerated: 1 month
Frozen: 1 month
Methodology
Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Next Day
Reference Range
None established
Clinical Significance
The serous cavities surrounding the abdomen, heart, and lungs will accumulate fluids, called effusions, when their production or resorption is not in balance. The serum-effusion albumin gradient is used to classify whether an effusion is a transudate or an exudate.
