Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Erythropoietin Build info

Synonyms

  • ERYTHROPOIETIN
  • EPO
  • LAB873

Short Name

ERYTHROPOIETIN

Procedure Master Number

LAB873

Procedure ID

64775

Clinical Info

This test is intended as an aid in the diagnosis of anemias and polycythemias. With the advent of the administration of recombinant erythropoietin as a biologic therapy to increase red blood cell mass, an erythropoietin assay may be used also to aid in the prediction and monitoring of response to recombinant erythropoietin treatment of anemia.

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube
Specimen: 0.5 mL serum (0.3 min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Serum
 

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated Serum

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

82668

PDM

 5900580

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ERYTHROPOIETIN LEVEL EPOREFLAB ERYTHROPOIETIN