IgA | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

IgA Print

Test Mnemonic

IGA

CPT Codes

82784 - QTY (1)

LOINC ^®

2458-8

Aliases

Immunoglobulin A

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
1 mL	Serum	SST (Gold)		Refrigerated

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
1 mL	Plasma	Lithium heparin PST (Lt. Green)
1 mL	Plasma	Lithium heparin (Green)
1 mL	Serum	No additive (Red)

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
0.3 mL

Stability

Environmental Condition	Description
Ambient	8 months
Refrigerated	8 months
Frozen	8 months

Days Performed

Mon - Fri

Turnaround Time

1 - 4 days

Methodology

Name	Description
Immunoturbidometric Assay

Reference Range

IgA
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	Months	11 Months	Normal	less than 83	mg/dL
	1 Years	3 Years	Normal	20 - 100	mg/dL
	4 Years	6 Years	Normal	27 - 195	mg/dL
	7 Years	9 Years	Normal	34 - 305	mg/dL
	10 Years	11 Years	Normal	53 - 204	mg/dL
	12 Years	13 Years	Normal	58 - 358	mg/dL
	14 Years	15 Years	Normal	47 - 249	mg/dL
	16 Years	19 Years	Normal	61 - 348	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	70 - 400	mg/dL

Clinical Info

Evaluation of gammopathies and paraprotein disorders, infections and immunoglobulin deficiencies