IgM | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

IgM Print

Test Mnemonic

IGM

CPT Codes

82784 - QTY (1)

LOINC ^®

2472-9

Aliases

Immunoglobulin M

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	Serum	No additive (Red)
1 mL	Plasma	Lithium heparin (Green)
1 mL	Plasma	Lithium heparin PST (Lt. Green)

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
0.3 mL

Stability

Environmental Condition	Description
Ambient	2 months
Refrigerated	4 months
Frozen	6 months

Days Performed

Mon - Fri

Turnaround Time

1 - 4 days

Methodology

Name	Description
Immunoturbidometric Assay

Reference Range

IgM
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	Days	14 Days	Normal	<= 32	mg/dL
	15 Days	90 Days	Normal	10-67	mg/dL
	91 Days	364 Days	Normal	14-82	mg/dL
	1 Years	3 Years	Normal	19 - 146	mg/dL
	4 Years	6 Years	Normal	24 - 210	mg/dL
	7 Years	9 Years	Normal	31 - 208	mg/dL
	10 Years	11 Years	Normal	31 - 179	mg/dL
	12 Years	13 Years	Normal	35 - 239	mg/dL
	14 Years	15 Years	Normal	15 - 188	mg/dL
	16 Years	19 Years	Normal	23 - 259	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	40 - 230	mg/dL

Clinical Info

Evaluation of gammopathies and paraprotein disorders, infections and immunoglobulin deficiencies