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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