Immunoglobulin M
General Information
- Lab Name
- Immunoglobulin M
- Lab Code
- IGM
- Epic Ordering
- Immunoglobulin M
- Description
- Synonyms
- IgM
Interpretation
- Method
- Turbidometery
- Reference Range
-
Units: mg/dL
Female Male Age Range Age Range 1d-14d 5-30 1d-14d 5-30 15d-5m 15-109 15d-5m 15-109 6m-1y 43-239 6m-1y 43-239 2y-5y 50-199 2y-5y 50-199 6y-11y 50-260 6y-11y 50-260 12y-16y 45-240 12y-16y 45-240 17y- 40-350 17y- 40-350 Effective date: 09/21/2018
- Ref. Range Notes
- Guidelines
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
-
3 mL blood in RED TOP or GOLD SST tube
Unacceptable: BLUE TOP tube (Citrated plasma)
- Handling Instructions
- Quantity
-
requested: 1 mL serum
minimum: 0.3 mL serum
Processing
- Processing
- Refrigerate serum
Performance
- LIS Dept Code
- Immunology (IMM)
- Performing Location(s)
-
UW-MT Immunology
206-520-4600Clinical 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
- 82784
- LOINC
- 2472-9
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW1917
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW1917