COLD AGGLUTININS
Order Code ID
1477
Test Description
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Abbreviation
Alias
Specimen Description
Serum
Container Type
Serum Separator Tube (SST) or Plain (Red Top)
CPT Code
86157
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Turnaround Time
3 - 8 Days
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
LOINC
5098-9
LOINC Description
Cold agglutinin
Handling/Draw Instructions
After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles). Rejection Criteria: Plasma or CSF. Refrigerated whole blood. Contaminated, severely hemolyzed, or lipemic, specimens.
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