EPIC CODE: LAB727 Glomerular Basement Membrane
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: GBMG
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist Hospital – Immuno
Chemistry
UPH Pekin and UPH Proctor Hospitals will transport to UPH Methodist for testing.
Collect
One 6 ml gold top or plain red. (1 mL serum). Separate serum from cells ASAP.
Pediatric Requirements
Collect Neonate 0.5 mL serum
Storage/Transport Temperature
1 mL serum or centrifuged gold top refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
After seperation from cells:
Ambient (room temperature): 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen (-20o C) Stability: 1 month
Unacceptable Conditions
Hemolyzed specimens
Remarks
Separate serum from cells ASAP
Methodology
Multiplex Flow Immunoassay
Interpretive Data
Negative: 1.0 AI
Positive: = 1.0 AI
CPT Codes
83516