Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Beta-2 Microglobulin

Synonyms

  • B2M
  • BETA 2 MICROGLOBULINE, SERUM
  • BETA-2-MICROGLOBULIN, SERUM
  • LAB49

Cerner Name

Beta-2 Microglobulin, Serum

Clinical Info

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(s)
Specimen: 1 mL of serum (0.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate


Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum (0.5 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

3 Days Refrigerated
6 Months Frozen

Methodology

Immunotubidometric

Days Performed

Monday - Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82232

PDM

5302015

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
BETA-2-MICROGLOBULIN, SERUM B2M BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN Beta-2 Microglobulin

Result Interpretation

0.8-2.2 mg/L
 

Forms

LAB49 build edit