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Test Code LAB63 Creatine Kinase, Total and CK-MB (Muscle/Brain)

Department

CHEMISTRY

Primary Collection Container

Green PST (Lithium Heparin)

Alternate Collection Container

Green Microtainer PST

Transport

Refrigerated

Preferred Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Processing

Centrifuge and separate from cells if testing is delayed more than 4 hours.

Stability

Ambient: 5 hours

Refrigerated: 12 hours

Frozen: 3 months

Minimum Testing Volume

0.5 mL

Reference Range

0-5.0 ng/mL

Methodology

(Total) Roche c503 U-V Test; Photometric and (CK-MB) Roche e801 Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay; Sandwich principle

Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Reported

As completed

CPT Codes

82550; 82553

Unacceptable Conditions

Gross hemolysis, serum samples.

Additional Information

Includes Total CK and CKMB.