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Cryoglobulin
Test CodeCRYOG
CPT Codes
82595
Instructions
TAKE TO BBK AFTER HRS. FOR PROCESSING -14 HR FAST REQUIRED
Transport Container
SPECIAL/1
Transport Temperature
37 C (warm sand) in thermos
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Sample not placed in 37 C sand when drawn.
Methodology
MAN
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
72
Reference Range
SEE REPORT
Clinical Significance
Cryoglobulin complexes lodge in vessel walls and fix fibrinogen and complement causing a vasculitis. These may occur in systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, other autoimmune diseases, and monoclonal gammopathies.