84950:5-NUCLEOTIDASE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Enzymatic |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
| CPT Code: |
83915-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot completely at ambient temperature, centrifuge and immediately separate serum from cells into a plastic vial. Refrigerate or freeze. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |
| Stability: |
4 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 weeks frozen at 0° C. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 µL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated; or if frozen, on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Ambient specimen received in laboratory more than 4 hours after collection. |