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Immune Complex Detection by C1q Binding
Test Code36735
CPT Codes
86332
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Instructions
Freeze serum within one hour of time drawn. With multiple tests, submit a separate tube for each test. Do not thaw.
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Received refrigerated • Serum separator tube (SST) • Plasma • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Immunoassay (ELISA)
Setup Schedule
Mon, Thurs
Reference Range
≤25.1 mcg Eq/mL
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 33608 Ortega Highway |
| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |
