Test Description
Glutathione, RBC
Test Details
Process time: 5 to 7 business days
CPT code: 82979
Special instructions: Monday - Thursday collections only. Specimen must be shipped same day as collection.
Rejection causes: Moderate or excessive Hemolysis; clotted specimen; frozen specimen
Collection Instructions
Patient prep: None
Specimen volume: 10 mL ACD-solution A, whole blood and 6 mL EDTA, whole blood
Minimum volume: same
Collection container: One Yellow stopper ACD-solution A tube and one EDTA tube. Each collection tube must be filled to full draw capacity to insure correct blood to anticoagulant ratio of specimens.
Transport container: Plastic transport tubes. Identify on transport tube the type of anticoagulant use.
Transport instructions: Refrigerate. DO NOT FREEZE! NOTE: tubes need to be wrapped properly to prevent breakage during transportation. Specimen must be received by no later than noon the next day following collection.
Collection instructions: Click here for PDF
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