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Test Code TP Fluid Protein, Total, Body Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953   

Specimen Requirements

Body Fluid- Dark green top (lithium heparin) vacutainer or a sterile specimen container.

5 mL  (1 mL minimum)

Pleural and peritoneal only

Mucoid, clotted or viscous specimens may not be suitable for testing

Specimen Rejection

  • Body Fluid collected in a tube containing gel
  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient

Storage and Stability

Refrigerated 2-8oC for 3 days

Reference Values

No established reference values.

The test result must be integrated into the clinical content for interpretation.

Methodology

Photometric assay

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

AM Collection Expected by 9AM same day
Routine Expected within 24 hrs
Stat Expected within 1 hr
Timed Expected results are test dependant

CPT Coding

84157