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Lavender Top EDTA Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: 5 mL Lavender Top EDTA Tube
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL EDTA Whole Blood
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Pediatric Lavender Top EDTA MAP Tube
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL EDTA Whole Blood
Specimen Stability
Ambient: Up to 28 hours
Refrigerate: Up to 48 hours
Reference Range
Male:
< 50 years: < 15 mm/hr
> 50 years: < 20 mm/hr
Female:
< 50 years: < 20 mm/hr
> 50 years: < 30 mm/hr
Methodology
Alcor iSED and miniiSED: Photometric rheology
CPT
85651
Test Alias
ESR, Sed Rate