EPIC CODE: LAB166 Immunoglobulins A, G & M
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: IMUGLB
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist Hospital – Chemistry
UPH Pekin and UPH Proctor Hospital will transport to Methodist
Hospital for testing.
Collect
Serum or Plasma collected in Gold (SST), Plain Red, or Green
Vacutainer Tube (Lithium Heparin)
Preferred volume: 6 mL minimum
Minimum required volume: 0.5 mL serum/plasma
Storage/Transport Temperature
Centrifuged gold, or 1 mL serum/plasma (Min: 0.3 mL) at Ambient (room temperature) or 2-8o C.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
After separaton from cells:
Ambient (room temperature) Stability: 8 hours
Refrigerated (2-8oC) Stability:(2-8oC) Stability: 7 days
Frozen (<-20oC) Stability: 3 months
Unacceptable Conditions
Severely lipemic, contaminated or hemolyzed samples. Gross hemolysis or samples at room temp >8 hours.
Days Performed
Sunday-Saturday
Methodology
Nephelometry
CPT Codes
82784 X 3