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CRP, HIGH SENSITIVITY (CARDIOVASCULAR RISK) |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2101 Geisinger Epic ID: 21625 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma or serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
2 mL aliquot serum or plasma; minimum 0.2 mL | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Allow serum to clot. Centrifuge to separate serum or plasma within 2 hours of collection. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred). Room temperature or frozen specimen also acceptable. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 11 days. Refrigerated: 2 months. Frozen: 3 years. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Interpretation guide: |
Cardiovascular disease risk assessment (relative risk):<1.0 mg/L low1.0 - 3.0 mg/L average, >3.0 mg/L high. | |
Additional information: |
Ridker et al. C-Reactive Protein Adds Predictive Value of Total and HDL Cholesterol in Determining Risk of First Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 97: 2007-11, 1998. | |
CPT code(s): |
86141 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
High sensitivity C-reactive protein. | |
Methodology: |
Immunoturbidity |
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Synonyms: |
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP, CARDIAC RISK FACTOR HSCRP, CRPHI
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Clinical significance: |
Highly sensitive C-reactive protein is a measure of low-level inflammation that adds to the predictive value of other markers used to assess the risk of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease. | |
Doctoral Director(s:) |
Hoi-Ying Elsie Yu, PhD, DABCC, FADLM Sheng-Ying (Margaret) Lo, PhD, DABCC |
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| Review Date: | 12/14/2022 | |