DO NOT collect samples from patients on heparin therapy. Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.
Specimen Preparation
1 mL (0.5 mL minimum) Serum from SST or Red Top. Allow serum to clot in an upright position for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. Centrifuge samples and separate serum from cells ASAP. Aliquot and freeze. Do not thaw and refreeze. Ship frozen.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 24 hours Refrigerated: 6 days Frozen: 1 month
Unacceptable Conditions
Visibly hemolyzed, lipemic, heat inactivated, samples stabilized with azide, or collected in heparin tubes are unacceptable for testing.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen
Reported
Performed: Tues, Thurs, Sun Reported: 2-3 days
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Test Site
Sonic Reference Lab (F804)
Reference Interval
See report
CPT Codes
83520
Patient Preparation
DO NOT collect samples from patients on heparin therapy. Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.
Specimen Preparation
1 mL (0.5 mL minimum) Serum from SST or Red Top. Allow serum to clot in an upright position for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. Centrifuge samples and separate serum from cells ASAP. Aliquot and freeze. Do not thaw and refreeze. Ship frozen.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 24 hours Refrigerated: 6 days Frozen: 1 month
Unacceptable Conditions
Visibly hemolyzed, lipemic, heat inactivated, samples stabilized with azide, or collected in heparin tubes are unacceptable for testing.
DO NOT collect samples from patients on heparin therapy. Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.
Specimen Preparation
1 mL (0.5 mL minimum) Serum from SST or Red Top. Allow serum to clot in an upright position for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. Centrifuge samples and separate serum from cells ASAP. Aliquot and freeze. Do not thaw and refreeze. Ship frozen.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 24 hours Refrigerated: 6 days Frozen: 1 month
Unacceptable Conditions
Visibly hemolyzed, lipemic, heat inactivated, samples stabilized with azide, or collected in heparin tubes are unacceptable for testing.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen
Reported
Performed: Tues, Thurs, Sun Reported: 2-3 days
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Test Site
Sonic Reference Lab (F804)
Reference Interval
See report
CPT Codes
83520
Collection
Patient Preparation
DO NOT collect samples from patients on heparin therapy. Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.
Specimen Preparation
1 mL (0.5 mL minimum) Serum from SST or Red Top. Allow serum to clot in an upright position for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. Centrifuge samples and separate serum from cells ASAP. Aliquot and freeze. Do not thaw and refreeze. Ship frozen.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 24 hours Refrigerated: 6 days Frozen: 1 month
Unacceptable Conditions
Visibly hemolyzed, lipemic, heat inactivated, samples stabilized with azide, or collected in heparin tubes are unacceptable for testing.
