Insulin Antibodies
Order Code: INSAB
Epic Lab Code: LAB1315
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.1 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Plasma. Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.
Turn Around Time:
2-5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Negative = 0.4 Kronus Units/mL or less
Positive = 0.5 Kronus Units/mL or greater
Interpretive Data:
This assay quantitatively measures human serum autoantibodies to endogenous insulin or antibodies to exogenous insulin. Note: Kronus Units are arbitrary. Kronus Units = U/mL
Methodology:
Quantitative Radioimmunoassay
CPT Code:
86337