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- CPT CODE:
- 82979
- 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.
- STATE & SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS:
- We cannot ship lab kits to NY, AK, HI, or international
- MINIMUM VOLUME:
- same
- PATIENT PREP:
- None
- PROCESS TIME:
- 5 to 7 business days
- REJECTION CAUSES:
- Moderate or excessive Hemolysis; clotted specimen; frozen specimen
- SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
- Monday - Thursday collections only. Specimen must be shipped same day as collection.
- SPECIMEN VOLUME:
- 10 mL ACD-solution A, whole blood and 6 mL EDTA, whole blood
- 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.
