Test Code C1ES C1 Esterase Inhibitor Antigen, Serum
Performing Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories in RochesterSpecimen Type
SerumSpecimen Required
Patient Preparations: Fasting preferred but not required.
Collection Container/Tube:
Preferred: Red top
Acceptable: Serum gel
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Immediately after specimen collection, place the tube on wet ice.
2. Centrifuge and aliquot serum into plastic vial.
3. Freeze specimen within 30 minutes.
Offsite collection Instructions:
Fasting specimen
Spin and aliquot serum in Mayo tube
Place in the freezer until courier picks up
Send on dry ice to the Main Lab (Lab Service Center, TW005)
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
---|---|---|---|
Serum | Frozen (preferred) | 28 days | |
Refrigerated | 28 days | ||
Ambient | 72 hours |
Reference Values
19-37 mg/dL
Day(s) Performed
Monday through Friday
CPT Code Information
83883
Report Available
2 to 5 daysReject Due To
Gross hemolysis | OK |
Gross lipemia | Reject |
Gross icterus | OK |
Method Name
Nephelometry