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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB177 Albumin, Body Fluid

Additional Codes

SQ: FALB

COLLECTION

Container/Tube Type: 

Sterile Container

 

Collection Information: 

A minimum of 0.1 mL of a body fluid sample is required for this test. If cells are present in the fluid, it should be centrifuged to remove them before analysis.

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.1 mL

STABILITY

Refrigerated Stability: 

5 months

 

Frozen Stability: 

4 months

 

Ambient Stability: 

6 days

PERFORMING LAB

Performed: 

Daily: 24 hours a day

 

Analytical Time: 

2 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Pathology Laboratory

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory

CPT Code

82042