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Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
BVH and BFT Lab:
1.7-2.4 mg/dL
Methodology
Calmagite
CPT
83735
Test Alias
Mg Level