1-8 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code:
86790-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST).
Handling:
Centrifuge and separate serum from cells and immediately pour into a plastic vial.
Stability:
48 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 1 year frozen. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Standard Volume:
1 mL serum.
Minimum Volume:
300 µL serum.
Transport:
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice.
Comments:
Parallel testing is preferred. Label specimens plainly as ‘Acute’ or ‘Convalescent’. Convalescent specimen must be received within 30 days of acute specimen.
Rejection Criteria:
Severe lipemia; contaminated, heat inactivated, or hemolyzed specimen.