Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Plain red top or SST tube.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Offsite: Separate serum from cells within 2 hours by centrifuge and aliquot into a labeled polypropylene or similar plastic tube.
Preferred volume: 1.5 mL serum

Pediatric Collection

Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL serum

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Frozen. Send serum Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on dry ice.

Stability

Stability after cell separation:
4 days at RT (15-25°C)
7 days refrigerated at 2-8°C

Performed

Monday-Friday

Methodology

Chromatic

Reported

4 hours

Department

Core Lab

Reference Interval

All Male:  45-182 ug/dL                                                          
All Female:  28-170 ug/dL

CPT Code

83540