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Rheumatoid Factor, Quantitative

Tube Type = Gold Top

Tube Type

Test ID   LAB206
EPIC Order
  RHEUMATOID FACTOR
CPT Code(s)   86431
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   Routine: 30; STAT: 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL blood/gold SST tube/red plain tube also acceptable
  Micro: 500 µL blood/red top bullet
Stability
Unspun: 2 hours
Spun/separate, Room Temperature: 8 hours
Spun/separate, Refrigerator: 7 days
Spun/separate, Frozen: 3 months
Availability 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time Routine/STAT: 2 hrs
Reference Range Normal: <14.0 IU/mL

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 02, 2026

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