We didn’t invent the lab test,
We simply perfected it.
Notification Type
Back PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, SERUM (SPEP) | |
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| Test Code:L763 | Specimen Collection:Serum |
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| Collection Notes:Grossly hemolyzed and grossly lipemic specimens are not acceptable. Plasma is not acceptable. | |
| Clinical Utility:PEP is useful in the evaluation of collagen diseases, inflammatory states, macroglobulinemia of Waldenstrom, monoclonal gammopathies and myeloma. | |
| CPT Code:84155, 84165 | Testing Location:Sent to reference lab |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Serum (2 mL) Ambient 5 Days Refrigerated 7 Days Frozen 24 Days | |