Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Mint Green top tube (Lithium Heparin)

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Do not centrifuge.
Preferred volume: 4 mL whole blood

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 1mL plasma

Unacceptable Conditions

Clotted specimens will be rejected.

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Refrigerated. DO NOT freeze sample. Send whole blood Priority Overnight via FedEx in a well insulated container and on an ice pack.
Specimen must be received in the laboratory within 24 hours of collection.

Stability

Stability after cell separation:      

8 hours at RT (15-25°C)
72 hours refrigerated at 2-8°C
30 days  frozen at -20°C

Performed

Mon-Fri

Methodology

Chemiluminescent microparticle Immunoassay (CLIA)

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

Chemiluminescent microparticle Immunoassay (CLIA), CKMB

Reference Interval

All <4.3 ng/mL

CPT Code

82552