Protein, CSF | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Protein, CSF Print

Test Mnemonic

CPROT

CPT Codes

84157 - QTY (1)

LOINC ^®

2880-3

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
0.5 mL	Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)	Clean container		Refrigerated

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
0.2 mL

Stability

Environmental Condition	Description
Ambient	1 day
Refrigerated	6 days
Frozen	>1 year

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

8 hours

Methodology

Name	Description
Turbidimetric Immunoassay (TUI)

Reference Range

Protein, CSF
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
Male	Days	14 Days	Normal	15 - 100	mg/dL
Male	15 Days	30 Days	Normal	15 - 96	mg/dL
Male	31 Days	90 Days	Normal	15 - 48	mg/dL
Female	Days	14 Days	Normal	15 - 153	mg/dL
Female	15 Days	30 Days	Normal	15 - 100	mg/dL
Female	31 Days	90 Days	Normal	15 - 93	mg/dL
	91 Days	364 Days	Normal	15 - 45	mg/dL
	1 Years	99 Years	Normal	15 - 45	mg/dL

Clinical Info

Diagnosis of CSF pathological processes