2272 Myoglobin - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

2272 Myoglobin

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

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

Submit:

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

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

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83874 - Myoglobin

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 14.3-105.7 ng/ml

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 150 year(s)	:	17.4-105.7 ng/ml

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 150 year(s)	:	14.3-65.8 ng/ml