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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

EPIC ORDER CODE LAB332 Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Additional Codes

Sunquest Order Code: IL6

Alias: Cytokine, Cytokines, IL-6, IL6, Interleukin-6

SPECIMEN

Container/Tube Type: 

Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)
Green (Lithium Heparin)
PST (Plasma Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container: Lavender (EDTA)

Collection Information: Collect 3-5 mL of blood in a serum or plasma collection tube.  Centrifuge as soon as possible, remove serum/plasma from cells and refrigerate or freeze specimen.

Minimum Sample Volume: 0.3 mL of serum (approximately 0.6 mL of whole blood based upon normal patient hematocrit)

SPECIMEN STABILITY

Refrigerated Stability: 2 days

Frozen Stability: 24 months

Ambient Stability: 6 hours

CPT

83529

TESTING LABORATORY

Pathology Laboratory; Des Moines, IA

ANALYTICAL TIME

Performed: Sun-Sat

Analytical Time: 1 - 4 days