Serum Separator Tube (SST) OR Red Top Tube – 0.5 ml serum.
Required volume
Serum Separator Tube (SST) OR Red Top Tube – 0.5 ml serum.
Routine turnaround
1-2 days
Timing, specimen options and instructions reflect the source snapshot.
FROM COLLECTION TO THE LAB
Specimen & handling
Specimen
Serum
Container
Serum Separator Tube (SST) OR Red Top Tube – 0.5 ml serum.
Required volume
Serum Separator Tube (SST) OR Red Top Tube – 0.5 ml serum.
Collection instructions
Serum Separator Tube (SST) OR Red Top Tube – 0.5 ml serum.
Processing
Follow all precaution for handling biological material. Use all appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
Storage
Refrigerated.
Stability
Room Temperature 24 hours at 20-25 °C; Refrigerated: 5 days at 2-8 °C; Frozen: 6 months at -20 °C (± 5 °C).
Rejection criteria
• Specimen collected in the incorrect tube. • Specimen received with mismatch or no patient identifier. • Specimen received outside stability requirements. • Grossly Hemolyzed or Lipemic samples.
Technical information & codes+
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immuno Assay (ECLIA)
CPT code
82670
Codes are shown for identification from the source snapshot. Confirm current coding and billing information with the laboratory.
