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Test Code LAB118 Protein, Total - Serum or Plasma

Useful For

Total protein measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the liver,

kidney or bone marrow (myeloma), as well as other metabolic or nutritional disorders.

Performing Laboratory

  • Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (ARRMC)
  • Asante Three Rivers Medical Center (ATRMC)
  • Ashland Community Hospital (AACH)

 

Performing Department

Chemistry

Specimen Required

(submit one of the following tube types)

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Neonatal minimum volume: 0.5 mL whole blood

Specimen Stability Information

Centrifuge and refrigerate within 2 hours of collection. 
Spun SST is stable for 48 hours at 2° to 8° C.

Reject Due To

  • Hemolysis
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
  • Lack of Two Patient Identifiers:
    • 1-Patient's First & Last name 
    • 2-Patient's Date of Birth

Day(s) Performed

Report Available

  • Routine – 4 hour after receipt of specimen in lab

  • STAT - 1 hour after receipt of specimen in lab

Method Name

Biuret 

CPT Code Information

84155 

Protein, total, except by refractometry; serum, plasma or whole blood.

Billing Code

2051100