Test Code IFLCS Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains, Serum
Performing Laboratory
Huntsville Hospital Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube: Plain, red-top tube(s) or serum gel tube(s)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL (minimum volume: 0.5 mL) of serum
Specimen Stability Information
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | 
| Serum | Refrigerated, spun | 21 days | 
Reference Values
KAPPA-FREE LIGHT CHAIN
3.30-19.40 mg/L
LAMBDA-FREE LIGHT CHAIN
5.71-26.30 mg/L
KAPPA/LAMBDA FLC RATIO
0.26-1.65
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday.
CPT Coding
83521 x 2
Secondary ID
HHA1516
Reject Due To
| Hemolysis | Mild: | ok | Gross: | ok | 
| Lipemia | Mild: | ok | Gross: | Reject | 
| Icterus | Mild: | ok | Gross: | ok | 
Methodology
Immunoturbidimetric
| Profile Information: | 
| Kappa Free Light Chain, S | 
| Lambda Free Light Chain, S | 
| Kappa/Lambda FLC Ratio | 
 
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