2-8 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab
CPT Code:
86332-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
Two 5 mL red top tubes.
Handling:
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Freeze immediately. Critical frozen. If multiple tests are ordered, freeze a separate aliquot for this test.
Stability:
After separation from cells, 2 hours ambient, or 2 weeks frozen.
Standard Volume:
1 mL serum.
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL serum.
Transport:
Frozen on dry ice.
Comments:
Circulating immune complexes may be found without any evident pathology and positive results do not necessarily implicate the immune complex in a disease process.
Rejection Criteria:
Unfrozen or thawing specimen.
Reference Range:
Less than 4 µgE/mL is considered negative for circulating complement binding immune complexes.
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