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HelpTest Code LAB73/1329/IgA IgA, SERUM
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 PERFORMED
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
REFRIGERATED
DAY(S) TEST PERFORMED
MONDAY - FRIDAY
CPT
82784
LOINC
2458-8
SYNONYMS
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A
SPECIMEN STABILITY FOR TESTING
ROOM TEMPERATURE: UP TO 8 HOURS
REFRIGERATED: UP TO 72 HOURS
FROZEN: FOR LONGER STORAGE