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Department
CHEMISTRY
Collection Requirements
CSF specimens should be centrifuged and analyzed without delay.
Primary Collection Container
CSF Collection Kit
Transport
CSF refrigerated
Preferred Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Processing
Centrifuge and refrigerate.
Send to Chemistry ASAP.
Stability
Ambient: 1 day
Refrigerated: 6 days
Minimum Testing Volume
0.5 mL
Reference Range
20-50 mg/dL
Methodology
Roche c503 Turbidimetric method.
Performed
Sunday – Saturday
Reported
As completed
CPT Codes
84157
Unacceptable Conditions
Blood or hemolysis will elevate results.