1021 Albumin - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

1021 Albumin

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Seperate from cells immediately

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 7 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Colorimetric; Kinetic

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82040

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 3.5-5.0 g/dl