Test ID: Q0032
CPT code: 82232
LOINC: 1952-1
Specimen Type: SERUM
Frequency: Mon – Fri; analytic time 2 days
Instructions: 1.0 mL serum from an SST, 0.5 mL min. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Hemolysis not acceptable.
Text: Use for risk stratification and staging of multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, and other lymphoproliferative disorders. Also useful for evaluation of renal tubular disorders.
Methodology: Fixed Time Nephelometry