91294 Aldosterone/Renin Activity Ratio

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

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

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Separate from cells ASAP
Clearly mark sample type on each tube
If upright samples are collected, patient should be upright (seated or standing) for at least 2 hours.

Rejection Criteria:

Specimen not submitted frozen

Stability:

Ambient: 4 Hour(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay; Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

3-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82088 - Aldosterone

84244 - Renin

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

91012 - ALDOSTERONE	91196 - RENIN ACTIVITY
93584 - RATIO