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Lithium Heparin Gel
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL Body Fluid
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel), Plain Red
Specimen Stability
There is no sample stability information available so every attempt will be made to perform testing as soon as possible after the body fluid sample has been collected.
Reference Range
The reference range and analytic accuracy have not been established for these tests in this sample type. The test results should be interpreted based on clinical context.
Methodology
Rate Jaffe
CPT
82570
Test Alias
FLCREA