Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Plain red top or SST tube.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Offsite: Separate serum from cells within 2 hours by centrifuge and aliquot into a labeled polypropylene or similar plastic tube.
Preferred volume: 1 mL serum

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 75 mcL serum

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Frozen. Send serum Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on dry ice.

Stability

Stability after cell separation: 11 days at RT (20-25°C)
2 months refrigerated at 4-8°C
If not performed within 2 months freeze at ≤ -20°C        

Performed

Mon-Fri

Methodology

Turbidimetric

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

Nephelometry (C-Reactive Protein);CRPLA

Related Tests

Rheumatology/Arthritis: ANA pattern and titer (ANA), Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (CCP), Lyme disease Ab (MT), Rheumatoid factor antibody titer (RFQ), Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Uric acid (URICX), CD20, pan B cells {Rituxan monitor} (CD20M), Anti-ds-DNA antobody (DNAC), Sjogrens antibody, anti SSA, anti SSB (SSAB/SSBB), Anti-Sci 70 antibodies (SCL70), Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic Ab (CYNT), Myeloperoxidase Ab (MPOAB), Proteinase 3 Ab (PR3AB)

Reference Interval

C-Reactive Protein	Human
	Male	Female
	mg/dL
All Ages	0.0-0.4	0.0-0.4

CPT Code

86140