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Protein CSF*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Protein CSF

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile vial
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Day(s) Performed

Daily

Analytical Time:

1 day

Available Stat

Performing Laboratory

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84157

Instrumentation

Roche Cobas

Normal Reference Values

15-45 mg/dL

Critical Values

>100 mg/dL (automatic call-back)