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Test Code PLEALB Albumin, Pleural Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: Sterile screw-capped container
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL 

Reference Values

Not applicable.

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 1 week
Refrigerate: 1 month
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Spectrophotometry (SP)

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82042