EPIC ORDER CODE LAB322 ESR
Additional Codes
SQ: ESR
Specimen
PURPLE TOP WHOLE BLOOD
Specimen Storage/Transport
REFRIGERATE
Stability
Specimen stability and storage:
The test must be set up within four hours if unrefrigerated. Specimen may be refrigerated for up to 12 hours.
Criteria for unacceptable specimen:
a. Any specimen not collected in an EDTA tube.
b. Specimens over 4 hours at room temperature.
c. Clotted, hemolyzed, and/or lipemic specimens.