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SQ : SICKLE
COLLECTION
Container/Tube Type:
Lavender (EDTA)
Collection Information:
Whole Blood - 4.5 mL blood in 5.0 mL tube
Tube should be inverted several times immediately after collection, mixing blood and anticoagulant, to prevent clotting.
Minimum Sample Volume:
0.3 mL in a microtainer
Unacceptable Conditions:
Clotted, Hemolyzed, or older than 3 weeks (refrigerated)
STABILITY
Refrigerated Stability:
21 days
Ambient Stability:
8 hours
PERFORMING LAB
Performed:
Daily: 24 hours a day
Testing Laboratory:
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Pathology Laboratory
Laboratory Section:
Core Laboratory
CPT Code
85660