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Test Code CRP C-Reactive Protein

EHR Test Codes

  Test Code Test Name
Atlas CRP C-Reactive Protein
Cerner CRP C-Reactive Protein

Specimen Requirements

Preparation of Patient: 

None

 

Container Type: 

Green Top 5mL Lithium Heparin Separator Tube

Or

 

Gold Top 6mL SST Gel & Clot Activator Tube

Specimen Type:

Plasma or Serum

 

Specimen Volume: 

2.5 mL Plasma or Serum minimum .5 mL

 

Specimen Handling/Transport:

Separate plasma or serum from cells within 2 hours of collection.

Transport ambient room temperature.

 

Specimen Stability/Storage:

5 days refrigerated 2-8°C

Performing Laboratory

Munson Healthcare Laboratories

Chemistry Department

Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround

Priority:

STAT, ASAP, Non-Emergent

 

Frequency:

24 hours 7 days a week

 

Turnaround:

0 - 1 days

STAT 45 minute from receipt in lab

Methodology

Latex Particle Immunoturbidimetric

Reporting

Reference Range:

0 - 0.9 mg/dL

 

Critical Decision: 

None

Clinical Significance

Blood levels of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) are known to rise rapidly from normal baseline levels of <0.9 mg/dL to as high as 50 mg/dL as part of the body’s non-specific inflammatory response to infection or injury. In more recent years, the utility of measuring CRP has expanded from its historical use as a sensitive marker of acute inflammation to include assessment of cardiac events and risk.

CPT Code(s)

86141