44450:IMMUNOGLOBULIN M (IgM)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
IgM / Gammaglobulin M |
| Methodology: |
Nephelometry (NEPH) |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
82784 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and immediately separate serum from cells. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
Specimen stable 8 days refrigerated at 2-8° C, or one year frozen if frozen within 24 hours of collection. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
See also: Immunoglobulin Panel (IgA, IgG, and IgM) (12600) . |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Plasma; gross hemolysis or gross lipemia. |
| Varies with age. |
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Adults |
50-250 mg/dL
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