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Performing Laboratory
Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Green cap-yellow ring Top (Lithium Heparin Gel) tube
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours.
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Plain, Red Top or Serum gel (SST-Gel) tube
Reference Values
Therapeutic concentration: 0.8-2.0 ng/mL
Alarm value (automatic call-back): >2.5 ng/mL
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Two-Reagent Homogeneous System
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83721