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Bence Jones Protein, Quantitation and Characterization, with Reflex to Kappa/Lambda Free Light Chains with Ratio, Urine

CPT Code(s): 84156; 84166; 86335; if reflexed, add 83883 x2
Specimen Required: Patient Preparation:
Collect:24-hour urine. Refrigerate during collection. Also acceptable: Random urine specimens and urine supernate.
Specimen Preparation:Transfer two 4 mL aliquots from well-mixed 24 hour collection to individual RDL Standard Transport Tubes. (Min: 3 mL) Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form.
Storage/Transport Temperature:Refrigerated.
Stability:Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month
New York DOH Approval Status: This test is New York DOH approved.
Aliases:
  • Electrophoresis and Immunofixation, urine
  • IFE
  • Light Chain Disease Study
  • Monoclonal Protein Study, urine
  • Protein Electrophoresis, Urine
  • Protein Fractionation, urine
  • UEP
  • UPEP
  • Urine IFE
  • Urine Protein Electrophoresis