Additional Information:
UFHPL Epic order code: LAB2107462
CPT Code(s):
82670, 84999
Specimen Requirements:
Important: Serum must be separated from cells within 45 minutes of venipuncture.
Type: Serum, frozen
Container/Tube: Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
- Send specimens in a plastic transport tube. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Sample Volume: 3 mL
Minimum Volume: 1 mL (Repeat testing is not possible with this specimen volume.)
Storage: Freeze specimens immediately after collection.
Stability (collection to time of analysis/testing):
- Ambient: 6 days
- Refrigerated: 16 days
- Frozen: 32 months
Rejection Criteria:
- Plasma specimen
Methodology:
Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS); equilibrium dialysis