EPIC CODE: LAB735 Kappa Lambda Free Light Chains, SERUM
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: FLCS
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist Hospital
Collect
One 6 ml gold top or plain red. (1 mL serum). Separate serum from cells ASAP.
Storage/Transport Temperature
1 mL serum refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated: 21 days
Unacceptable Conditions
Lipemic or hemolyzed specimens
Remarks
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
Days Performed
M-F
Methodology
Turbidimetric
CPT Codes
83521 x 2