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CRP

Message
Collect a full tube, following standard venipuncture techniques.


Test Code
LAB149 CRP


Alias/See Also
CRP


CPT Codes
86140

Instructions
Processing Instructions (Lab use only): Specimens from patients receiving anticoagulant or thrombolytic therapy may take longer to complete their clotting processes. Fibrin clots may form in these sera and the clots could cause erroneous test results. Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection. Minimum Testing Volume: 0.25 mL Serum or Plasma Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 15 daysRefrigerated : 2 MonthsFrozen: 3 years Causes for Rejection: Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS, hemolyzed.


Clinical Significance
1230130084



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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