| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 10 mL Red Top
Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA) |
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Submit: |
2 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:1 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube. |
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Rejection Criteria: |
Use of separator tubes |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 2 Week(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 14 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Gas Chromatography (GC) |
| Performed: |
Varies |
| Reported: |
Within 10 days |
| CPT Codes: |
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| Interpretive Data: |
General Reference Range : 1.2-5.0 ug/mL
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