Specimen:
Collect
- One Lavender (EDTA)
Also Acceptable:
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Royal Blue (EDTA)
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Whole blood . Submit Refrigerated.
Rejection Criteria
- Clotted Specimen
- Hemolyzed specimens
- Specimens not collected in EDTA
Frozen specimens
Stability
Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 5 Week(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Hematofluorometry
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
2-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 84202
Components
- 93889 - ZN PROTOPORPHYRIN
Last Updated: January 20, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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