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HelpTest Code FLCS Free Light Chains
Additional Codes
| Hospital Ordering Code |
| LAB2979 Free Light Chains |
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube Type:
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)
Collection Information:
Minimum sample volume is 0.6 mL. Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.
Remarks:
This test includes Kappa free light chains, Lambda free light chains and a ratio between the Kappa and Lambda free light chains.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Gross lipemia
Performing Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
CPT
83521 x2
Methodology
Nephelometry
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated Stability:
21 days
Frozen Stability:
2 months
Day(s) Test Set Up
Performed:
Daily - Monday through Friday
Analytical Time:
24 hours
Alias
Free Light Chains, Kappa, Kappa FLC, Kappa-Free Light Chain, Lambda, Lambda FLC, Lambda-Free Light Chain, Light Chains, Serum Free Light Chains, Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains