Protein, total, body fluid (Other than CSF, pericardial, peritoneal or pleural fluid)-13357

Test info

  
Protein, total, body fluid (Other than CSF, pericardial, peritoneal or pleural fluid)
  
13357
  
LAB13357
  
PROTBF
  
  • Evaluate effusions
  • Diagnose transudate versus exudate

Specimen

  
Body fluids other than CSF, pericardial, peritoneal or pleural fluid
  

Sterile vial/container

  
1.0 mL
  
0.3 mL
  

Sterile vial/container

  
  • Source
  

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 3

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (019588): R-LC
  
Daily
  
1 - 2 days
  

Colorimetric

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Amniotic fluid          <0.4 g/dL

Bile, clear               <0.9 g/dL

Bile, yellow             0.2 - 0.6 g/dL

Lymph                    2.2 - 6.0 g/dL

Pancreatic juice       0.0 - 0.1  g/dL (post stimulation)            

Synovial fluid           <2.5 g/dL

Billing

  
84157
  
Result 2881-1

Tracking

  
04/11/2019
  
01/28/2022
  
12/29/2023