Test Code LAB149 C-Reactive Protein, Inflammatory
Additional Codes
CPT Code: 86140
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Requirements
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Plasma
Draw blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube. Spin down and send 2 mL of lithium heparin plasma.
Note: 1. Indicate plasma.
2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).
Serum
Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube. Spin down and send 2 mL of serum.
Note: 1. Indicate serum.
2. Label specimen appropriately (serum).
Reference Values
<7.48 mg/L
Note:
1. This is a high-sensitivity assay.
2. CRP is absent from normal serum, but appears rapidly in patients suffering from inflammatory conditions of either infectious or noninfectious origin. Conditions which can cause elevation of CRP are: acute bacterial infections, acute rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy, use of an intrauterine device or oral contraceptive, some tumors, and various types of tissue destruction such as myocardial infarction.
Performing Location
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional - Core Laboratory: Chemistry