Viscosity, Serum

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General Information

Lab Name
Viscosity, Serum
Lab Code
SRVIS
Epic Ordering
VISCOSITY, SERUM
Description
Synonyms

Interpretation

Method

Viscometry

Reference Range
Female Male
AgeRangeAgeRange
0-1.2-1.6 0-1.2-1.6

Effective date: 10/09/2015

Ordering & Collection

Specimen Type
serum
Collection

3 mL blood in RED TOP tube. If Clinician suspects patient has a cryoglobulin, contact Immunology Lab 206 598-6149 for special handling instruction.

Handling Instructions
Quantity
requested: 1 mL serum
minimum: 0.7 mL serum

Processing

Processing

Refrigerate serum

Outside Laboratory: Centrifuge, remove serum, Aliquot 1 mL, (minimum 0.7 mL). Refrigerate serum. Sample stability up to 21 days for serum. Frozen samples are suboptimal but accepted.

Performance

LIS Dept Code
Immunology (IMM)
Performing Location(s)
UW-MT Immunology
206-520-4600

Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195

Frequency
Monday-Friday
Available STAT?
No

Billing & Coding

CPT codes
LOINC
3128-6
Interfaced Order Code
UOW494
Interfaced Result Code
UOW494