Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube  (or EDTA microcontainer)

Specimen Volume: 1.5 mL of EDTA whole blood

Transport Temperature: Refrigerate

Collection Instructions: Forward promptly.

Note: Medicare frequency limitations exist for this test in addition to diagnosis requirements. Click on link for list of medically necessary diagnoses: http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/medical-necessity. See Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form in Special Instructions.