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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.
Collection instructions
Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 0.5 ml serum.
Processing
Serum free from hemolysis is the recommended specimens. Allow blood samples to clot (15 mins). Separate the serum from the cells by centrifuging for 10 minutes. Store serum at 2-8°C until analysis.
Storage
Refrigertaed
Stability
Uric Acid in serum is stable for 3-5 days when stored at 2-8°C and for 6 months when stored at <-20°C. At Accu Reference: Refrigerated – 5 days: Frozen- 1 month
Technical information & codes+
Methodology
Quantitative Spectrophotometry
CPT code
84550
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