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Plain Red Top (No Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Plain Red Top (NO GEL)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Specimen Stability
Red-top tubes should be centrifuged and serum aliquoted into a plastic vial within 2 hours of collection
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
BVH Lab:
50-100 ug/mL
Methodology
Immuno-Turbidimetry
CPT
80164
Test Alias
Depakote