Test ID: Z0086
CPT code: 85810
LOINC: 3128-6
Specimen Type: Red or SST
Frequency: 3 – 5 days shifts.
Instructions: 1 mL Serum from Red or SST, Refrigerated. Min 0.5 mL.
Text: Evaluate hyperviscosity syndrome associated with monoclonal gammopathy states (myeloma, macroglobulinemia of Waldenström, and other dysproteinemias), including occasional cases of rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus, hyperfibrinogenemia.
Methodology: Viscometry