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HelpTest Code LAB152/1766/C3 C3 COMPLEMENT COMPONENT
Specimen Type
1 GEL BARRIER SST CLOT TUBE
Specimen Required
MIN: 0.5 ML SERUM
PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS
INPATIENT: BRING DIRECTLY TO LABORATORY, WITHOUT DELAY.
CENTRAL PROCESSING:
ALLOW BLOOD TO CLOT UPRIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE,
THEN CENTRIFUGE AND SEPARATE SERUM FROM BLOOD (INTO A PLASTIC 12
x75 TUBE) WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION; FREEZE IN
CENTRAL PROCESSING.
OUTPATIENT:
ALLOW BLOOD TO CLOT UPRIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE,
CENTRIFUGE, WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION, THEN
REFRIGERATE.
METHOD
RATE NEPHELOMETRY
Specimen Retention Time
7 DAYS AFTER TESTING IS PERFORMED
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
REFRIGERATED
DAY(S) TEST PERFORMED
MONDAY - FRIDAY
CPT
86160
LOINC
4485-9
SYNONYMS
COMPLEMENT
SPECIMEN STABILITY FOR TESTING
ROOM TEMPERATURE: UP TO 6 HOURS
REFRIGERATED: UP TO 24 HOURS
FROZEN: FOR LONGER STORAGE