43020:CREATINE KINASE (CK), TOTAL
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Enzymatic Rate |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
82550 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin) or one 4.5 mL light green plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge SST or PST within 2 hours of collection and transport in original tube. Centrifuge green top tube within 2 hours of collection, separate plasma from cells and pour into a plastic vial for transport. Refrigerate. Freeze if specimen cannot be assayed within 24 hours. |
| Standard Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
150 µL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated if received in laboratory within 24 hours of collection, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis; refrigerated specimen received in laboratory more than 24 hours after collection. |
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