72 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code:
86631-90 x3 / 86632-90 x3
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST).
Handling:
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a screw-capped plastic vial. Refrigerate. Clearly label specimen ‘acute’ or ‘convalescent’.
Standard Volume:
1 mL serum.
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL serum (pediatric: 250 µL).
Transport:
Refrigerated.
Comments:
Recommend acute and convalescent specimens. Convalescent specimens should be obtained 2-3 weeks after onset.
Rejection Criteria:
Grossly lipemic or hemolyzed; specimen other than serum.
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