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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB1124 Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) , Activi

Additional Codes

SQ: PAIAA

COLLECTION

Container/Tube Type: 

Light Blue (Citrate)

 

Collection Information: 

Collect a full light blue citrate tube between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.

 

Sample Volume Requirements: 

Centrifuge plasma. Within 1 hour of draw, transfer 1.5 mL platelet-poor plasma to a plastic transport vial.  

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

1.0 mL of citrated plasma

 

Unacceptable Conditions: 

Serum. Hemolyzed specimens or specimens that have been thawed and refrozen. EDTA plasma or clotted specimens.

STABILITY

Refrigerated Stability: 

NOT Acceptable

 

Frozen Stability: 

2 months

 

Ambient Stability: 

1 hour

 

CRITICAL FROZEN. Additional specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

PERFORMING LAB

Performed: 

Tue, Wed, Thu

 

Analytical Time: 

1-8 days

 

Testing Laboratory: 

ARUP Laboratories; Salt Lake City, UT

 

Laboratory Section: 

Referral Testing

CPT Code

85415