c-Living Panel (Cenegenics)

Test Code

9708CS

CPT Codes
80061, 83036, 84443, 83525, 82306, 82947<br><strong>Restricted Use: This code is available to client 55838 only</strong>

Preferred Specimen

5 mL Serum collected in a red-top tuber (no gel) and 1 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube and 1 mL serum collected in an SST (red-top) tube

Patient Preparation
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Specimen collection after fluorescein dye angiography should be delayed for at least 3 days. For patients on hemodialysis, specimen collection should be delayed for 2 weeks. According to the assay manufacturer Siemens: Samples containing fluorescein can produce falsely depressed values when tested with the ADVIA Centaur TSH3 Ultra assay.

Minimum Volume

Serum SST: 0.5 mL
Whole blood: 0.5 mL
Serum Red-top (no gel): 2.5 mL

Instructions

See individual assays.
*Unable to add Insulin testing unless sample was submitted frozen.

Transport Temperature

Serum Red-top (no gel): Frozen
Whole blood: Room temperature
Serum SST (red-top): Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Serum Red-top (no gel)
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 15 days
Whole blood
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months
Serum SST (red-top)
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

See individual assays

Methodology
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Setup Schedule

See indivdual assays

Clinical Significance

See individual assays

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