Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 24 hours of collection.

Container/Tube: Gold-top serum gel tube.  

Microcontainer with serum gel separator is also acceptable.

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Collection Instructions: Forward promptly.

Note: 1. Medicare diagnosis limitations exist for this test. 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.