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Catalog ID IL1B Interleukin 1 beta, Serum

Important Note

This test is not covered by insurance under any circumstance. Patient will be required to pay $314.73 prior to specimen collection in order to obtain test.

Additional Codes

CPOE: Ref Interleukin 1 beta, Serum

DOE: Ref IL1b

Specimen

Plain red tube, collect 2.0 mL blood

Centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection

Serum, 1.0 mL (0.4 mL minimum), frozen

Rejection Criteria

Plasma, specimens not centrifuged and serum separated from cells <2 hours from collection, refrigerated specimens, specimen room temperature >30 minutes after centrifugation, insufficient quantity, unlabelled specimen

Interpretative Information

Primarily used for research and to support attempts to understand the pathogenesis of immune, infectious, allergic, or inflammatory disorders.

Performing Lab

ARUP Laboratories

Turn-Around-Time

1-4 days

Reference Values

6.7 pg/mL or less