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Test Code INTER6 Interleukin 6  

Important Note

Primarily used for research and to support attempts to understand the pathogenesis of immune, infectious, allergic, or inflammatory disorders

Additional Codes

51537

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Collection Instructions

Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Testing Volume

0.4 mL

Rejection Criteria

Refrigerated specimens. Ambient specimens greater than 30 minutes. Contaminated or heat-inactivated specimens

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 30 minutes; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 year

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday

Test Alias

IL-6; IL6; cytokine
 

CPT Coding

83520

EPIC Code

LAB9038

Methodology

Quantitative Mulitplex Bead Assay
 

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, GRN-PST, R-NoGel
 

Transport

Critical Frozen

Turn Around Time

2-5 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

LOINC

26881-3