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HelpC Reactive Protein (CRP) High Sensitive
Additional Codes
Epic# -
LAB150
Cerner name(s):
- HS CRP
- CRP (cardiac risk)
- C Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity
- CRP-HS
Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen Type: plasma (preferred) or serum
Container/Tube: mint green LiHep tube (preferred), red top or SST (yellow or marble)
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: NA
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
STAT: 60 minutes
Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt.
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab
Analyte Stability:
Ambient: NA
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: NA
CPT/LOINC Codes
86141
Interpretive Data
Interpretive data
Adult only - values greater than or equal to 10 mg/L are consistent with infection or inflammation. Individuals with evidence of active infection, systemic inflammatory processes, or trauma should not be tested until these conditions have abated. When using HS CRP to assess cardiovascular risk, two measurements should be taken, two weeks apart (averaging results).
The CDC/AHA recommended the following HS CRP cut off points (tertiles) for CVD assessment.
Adult low risk: <1.0 mg/L
Average risk: 1.0 - 3.0 mg/L
High Risk: >3.0 mg/L
Current interpretive data was last revised on 08/21/2018.