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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