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Specimen Requirements
Serum or EDTA plasma
Whole blood in an EDTA tube
Avoid hemolysis
Container
SST (tiger, gold, or red top) or EDTA (lavender top) tube.
Stability
Serum or EDTA Plasma: 48 hours at 2-8°C. May be frozen at -10°C for 3 months.
Whole blood: 24 hours at 2-8°C
Reject Due To
Improperly labeled sample
Whole blood collected in a tube containing anything other than EDTA or Heparin as the anticoagulant.
Analytical Time
Same day
Available stat
Sample Retention Time
7 days
CPT Code
86308
Method
Color Immunochromatography
Performing Laboratory
Springfield Hospital Laboratory