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Department
CHEMISTRY
Primary Collection Container
Gold (SST)
Alternate Collection Container
Yellow Microtainer SST
Transport
Refrigerated
Preferred Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Processing
Centrifuge and refrigerate.
Separate from cells within 8 hours.
Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Minimum Testing Volume
0.5 mL
Reference Range
246-911 pg/mL
Methodology
Roche e801 Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay; Competition principle
Performed
Sunday – Saturday
Reported
As completed
CPT Codes
82607
Unacceptable Conditions
Hemolysis.