Immunoglobulin D
Order Code: IGD
Epic Lab Code: LAB3405
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Adult Preferred Minimum: 0.5 mL
Rejection Criteria:
Lipemic or hemolyzed specimens
Analytic Time:
4 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Less than or equal to 15.3 mg/dL
Test Limitations:
IgD is one of the five classes of immunoglobulin. IgD is mainly found on the surface of B-cells and may help regulate B-cell function. The function of circulating IgD is unknown, but it likely serves as an early B-cell antigen receptor.
Methodology:
Nephelometry
CPT Code:
82784