Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 72 hours of draw.

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Plasma

Container/Tube: Green-top (heparin) gel tube

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL of heparinized plasma
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Collection Instructions: Blood drawn after 12 p.m. may be decreased up to 30% due to diurnal variation. Centrifuge and separate plasma from cells within 1 hour of draw. Forward promptly.

Note: 1. 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.

2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma) when submitting an aliquot from primary tube.

Serum
Container/Tube: Gold-top serum gel tube

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Collection Instructions: Blood drawn after 12 p.m. may be decreased up to 30% due to diurnal variation. Centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 1 hour of draw. Forward promptly.

Note: 1. 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.

2. Label specimen appropriately (serum) when submitting an aliquot from the primary tube.