Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Plain red top or SST tube.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Offsite: Separate serum from cells within 2 hours by centrifuge and aliquot into a labeled polypropylene or similar plastic tube.
Preferred volume: 1 mL serum

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 0.10 mL serum

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Frozen. Send serum Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on dry ice.

Stability

Stability after cell separation:
1 week at RT (15-25°C)
1 month refrigerated at 2-8°C

Performed

Monday - Friday

Methodology

Biuret

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

TP

Related Tests

ATG

Reference Interval

Total Protein, Serum	Human
	Male	Female
	g/dL
Newborn - 11 months	4.3-6.9	4.3-6.9
1 year - 2 years	5.2-7.4	5.2-7.4
3 years - 5 years	5.6-7.7	5.6-7.7
6 years - 9 years	6.5-8.3	6.5-8.3
10 years - 18 years	6.1-8.0	6.1-8.0
19+ years	6.5-8.1	6.5-8.1

CPT Code

84157