94020 Fructosamine - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

94020 Fructosamine

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)
One 4 mL Gray Top
One 4.5 mL PPT White Top (EDTA)
One 7.5 mL SST
One 7 mL Royal Blue (EDTA)

Submit:

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

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

Special Handling:

Transport Temperature: Serum and Plasma: Room temperature preferred; Refrigerated acceptable; Frozen acceptable

Rejection Criteria:

Hemolyzed specimens
Icteric specimen

Stability:

Ambient: 3 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Colorimetric

Performed:

Reported:

4-5 Day(s)
Sets up 5 days a week.

CPT Codes:

82985