48019:PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, SERUM WITH IMMUNOFIXATION IF INDICATED

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48019:PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, SERUM WITH IMMUNOFIXATION IF INDICATED
Alias Names: SPEP
Methodology: Capillary Zone Electrophoresis
Edit Date: 12/8/2010
Performed: Monday-Friday
Released: 1-3 days of receipt in lab
CPT Code: 84165
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 separate serum from cells within 4 hours. Refrigerate.
Standard Volume: 1 mL serum.
Minimum Volume: 0.7 ml serum.
Transport: Refrigerated.
Comments: If the protein electrophoresis results are indicative of a paraprotein, an immunoelectrophoresis will be added at an additional charge. If the protein electrophoresis results are normal or the patient has a previously typed gammopathy, the IFE will not be performed.
Rejection Criteria: Plasma; hemolyzed specimen.

Reference Range
Component Reference Range %
Protein, Total 6.2-8.4 g/dL
Albumin 3.5-5.0 g/dL 55-75%
Alpha-1 0.1-0.3 g/dL 3-6%
Alpha-2 0.3-1.0 g/dL 5-13%
Beta-1 0.3-0.7 g/dL 4-9%
Beta-2 0.1-0.4 g/dL 2-5%
Gamma 0.6-1.6 g/dL 9-20%

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