Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Complement Total, (CH50) Build info

Synonyms

  • COMPLEMENT, TOTAL
  • C50
  • TOTAL HEMOLYTIC COMPLEMENT
  • COMPLEMENT DEFICIENT ASSAY
  • LAB154

Short Name

COMPLEMENT T

Procedure Master Number

LAB154

Procedure ID

956

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
Specimen: 1 mL of serum (minimum volume: 0.5 mL)
Transport Temperature: Frozen serum
 
Stability: After separation of serum from cells, CH50 sample is stable refrigerated for only 24 hours.
                Frozen stability is 2 weeks
 
 

Transport Instructions

Frozen serum

Specimen Stability

After separation of serum from cells, CH50 sample is stable refrigerated for only 24 hours.
                Frozen stability is 2 weeks
 
 

Methodology

Turbidimetric
 
Test Includes
Quantitation of total functional serum complement
 

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

86162

PDM

 5900485

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
COMPLEMENT TOTAL, CH50 COMTOTCH50 COMPLEMENT TOTAL, CH50 Complement Total, Ch50