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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB133 Transferrin

Additional Codes

SQ: TRANSF

COLLECTION

Container/Tube Type: 

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)  PREFERRED
Light Green (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)  PREFERRED
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

 

Specimen Volume Requirements: 

1.5 mL blood/0.5 mL plasma/serum

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.5 mL blood/0.15 plasma/serum

 

Unacceptable Conditions: 

Specimens collected in EDTA tubes

STABILITY

Refrigerated Stability: 

8 days

 

Frozen Stability: 

6 months

 

Ambient Stability: 

8 days

PERFORMING LAB

Performed: 

Monday-Friday 8:00a to 10:00p
Saturday-Sunday 9:00a to 5:00p

 

Analytical Time: 

2 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Pathology Laboratory
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Iowa Methodist Medical Center

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory

CPT Code

84466