Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Heat inactivated
- Hemolyzed specimens
- Lipemic Samples
- CSF or other body fluids.
Contaminated samples.
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Semi-Quantitative Flocculation
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86592
Components
- 91225 - VDRL, SERUM with REFLEX
Last Updated: March 15, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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