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HelpEPIC CODE: LAB206 Rheumatoid Factor
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: RHUF
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist Hospital
Collect
One 6 mL Gold, Green or Red top.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Centrifuged gold or 1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8ø C. (Min: 0.5 mL)
Stability (from collection to initiation)
After separation from cells:
Ambient (room temperature): 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen (-20ø C) Stability: 3 months
Unacceptable Conditions
Severely lipemic, contaminated, plasma (EDTA), or hemolyzed samples.
Remarks
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
Days Performed
Chemistry (Sunday – Saturday)
Methodology
Nephelometry
Reference Interval
0 -14 IU/mL
CPT Codes
86431