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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Acceptable: Red top, serum gel
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
Stability
8 hours Room Temp or 2 days Refrigerated
Reference Range
3.4-5.0 g/dL
Instrumentation
Siemens Dimension EXL
Methodology
Colorimetric Absorbance
Test Schedule/Analytical Time/ Test Priority
Daily / Same day / Available STAT
CPT (s)
82040