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Cytokine Panel

Tube Type = Red Top

Tube Type

(includes IL2, IL2Receptor, IL12, IL4, IL5, IL10, IL13, IL17, IL6, IL8, Interferon Gamma, IL1Beta, Tumor Necrosis Factor)

Test ID LAB5901
EPIC Order CYTOKINE PANEL
CPT Code(s) 83520 x12, 83529
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 888
Specimen Routine: 3 mL blood/Gold SST tube
Micro: 1.2 mL blood
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory-ARUP Laboratories
STAT: N/A
Turnaround Time 4-7 days
Reference Range Normal: See separate report
Comments
  • Sample must be spun, aliquoted, and frozen within 2 hours of collection.

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 12, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514