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Cytokine Panel 13, Serum
Test Code36611
CPT Codes
83520 (x13)<br>Restricted Client Code
Preferred Specimen
1 mL frozen serum
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Instructions
Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to a transport tube.
CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Transport Container
ARUP Standard Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
After separation from cells
Room temperature: 30 minutes
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 1 year
Room temperature: 30 minutes
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Contaminated specimens • Heat-inactivated specimens
Methodology
Quantitative Multiplex Bead Assay
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: 1-4 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Primarily for research and to support attempts to understand the pathogenesis of immune, infectious, allergic, or inflammatory disorders.