91207 Somatostatin - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91207 Somatostatin

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit:

2 mL (Min:0.6 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
Draw in chilled tube, spin immediately, separate and freeze

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples
Serum
Thawed plasma

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Quantitative Extraction/Radioimmunoassay

Performed:

Varies

Reported:

7-17 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

84307