82235:COENZYME Q10
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Sunday, Thursday |
| Released: |
1-6 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
82491-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 4 mL green top tube (heparin). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube, 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST), or 4.5 mL light green top tube (PST). Protect from light during collection, storage, and transport. Patient should fast overnight. |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells and pour into a plastic vial immediately. Freeze. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Protect from light during collection, storage, and transport. |
| Stability: |
21 days refrigerated or 30 days frozen. Specimen unstable ambient. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.3 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Frozen, on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Hemolysis; repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |