48521:BETA-2 TRANSFERRIN, BODY FLUID

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48521:BETA-2 TRANSFERRIN, BODY FLUID
Alias Names: CSF DETECTION
Methodology: Electrophoresis/Immunofixation (EP/IFIX)
Edit Date: 10/17/2007
Performed: Monday-Friday
Released: 24 hours
CPT Code: 86335, 84157
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: 1 mL body fluid in a plastic vial or tube. Also acceptable: Smaller volumes of direct collection or swabs from which fluid can be expressed.
Handling: Identify specimen source and refrigerate.
Stability: 3 hours ambient or 8 days refrigerated at 2-8o C.
Standard Volume: 1 mL body fluid.
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL body fluid.
Transport: Refrigerated.
Comments: Total protein is determined prior to immunofixation. Reliable results are best obtained with adequate specimen volume. A total protein may not be able to be performed if specimen is less than minimum volume.
Rejection Criteria: Specimen too viscous to pipette.

CSF absent in body fluid.

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