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Department
CHEMISTRY
Primary Collection Container
Green PST (Lithium Heparin)
Alternate Collection Container
Green Microtainer PST
Transport
Plasma refrigerated
Preferred Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Processing
Centrifuge and refrigerate.
Separate from cells if testing is delayed more than 2 hours.
Stability
Ambient: 7 days
Refrigerated: 3 weeks
Minimum Testing Volume
0.5 mL
Reference Range
Male reference range:
0-2 wks 199-240 µg/dL >2 wks 43-173 µg/dL Female Reference Range: 0-2 wks 119 – 240 µg/dL >2 wks 26-162 µg/dLMethodology
Roche c503 Colorimetric assay.
Performed
Sunday – Saturday
Reported
As completed
CPT Codes
83540
Unacceptable Conditions
Hemolysis.