Timing, specimen options and instructions reflect the source snapshot.
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Specimen & handling
Specimen
Serum
Container
Serum Separator Tube (SST®) – 0.5 ml serum.
Required volume
Serum Separator Tube (SST®) – 0.5 ml serum.
Preparation
None required.
Collection instructions
Serum Separator Tube (SST®) – 0.5 ml serum.
Processing
Follow all precaution fo rhandling biological material. Use al lappropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Allow blood samples to clot. Serum samples free from hemolysis are the recommended specimens and should be separated from the red cells as soon as possible.
Storage
Refrigerated
Stability
Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 2 weeks
Rejection criteria
Any sample that is mislabeled; Any broken or damaged tubes; hemolysed sample.
Technical information & codes+
Methodology
Kinetic modification of the Jaffe procedure
CPT code
82565
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