30710:LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (LDH)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
LD / LDH |
| Methodology: |
Enzymatic Rate |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
83615 |
| 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 plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge SST or PST within 1 hour of collection and transport in original tube. Specimen drawn in green top tube must be centrifuged within one hour of collection and the plasma separated into a plastic vial for transport. |
| Stability: |
Specimen stable 48 hours ambient or 7 days refrigerated. Specimen unstable frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Ambient or refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis; frozen specimen. |