Immune Complex Detection by C1q Binding

Test Code

IMCMPX

Alias/See Also

36735

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 use gel barrier tubes. Do not submit the sample in a glass tube. Do not thaw.

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Unacceptable
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

Set up: Mon, Thurs; Report available: 1-6 days

Clinical Significance

Immune Complex Detection by C1q Binding is useful in diagnosing and monitoring immune complex diseases such as vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosis, glomulonephritis, diffuse interstitial lung disease, and neoplastic diseases. The test may also have prognostic value.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92690-6130

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.