Specimen

Serum or Plasma

Collection Medium:

Alternate
Collection Media:

Red top tube, Pink top tube (EDTA sprayed), Green top tube (Na Heparin)

Minimum:

Collect TWO full 6 mL plain red top.
Also accepted TWO full 6 mL pink K2 EDTA or green tubes.

Adult preferred minimum: 4.0 mL serum or plasma
Adult absolute minimum: 2.5 mL serum or plasma
Pediatric minimum: 1.5 mL serum or plasma

Rejection Criteria:

Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Serum separator tubes 
and plasma or whole blood from lt. blue tubes (sodium citrate)

Analytic Time:

4 days

Reference Range:

By report

Interpretive Data:

For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.

Methodology:

Liquid Chromatography

CPT Code:

83840