Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 48 hours of draw.

Container/Tube: Gold-top serum gel tube  (or microcontainer with serum separator gel)

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL of serum

Transport Temperature: Refrigerate

Collection Instructions: Avoid exposure of specimen to atmosphere. 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.