Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Separate from cells ASAP
Rejection Criteria
- Bacterially Contaminated Samples
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Lipemic Samples
Stability
Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Semi-Quantitative Flow Cytometry
Performed
Mon-Sat
Reported
2-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 83519
Components
- 91083 - ACETYLCHO BLK AB
Last Updated: December 11, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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