6 mL whole blood collected in lithium heparin-no gel (dark green-top) tube
Minimum Volume: 5 mL
Hold tube at room temperature for between 15 minutes and three hours after blood collection then refrigerate.
Additional Requirements
Collect 6 mL of blood by venipuncture into a heparin-no gel (dark green-top) tube. Refrigerate at 2-8° C.
NOTE: This Test requires large volume of blood, Collect Full Tube Please collect: Q04 QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus, Single Tube, Lithium Heparin Tube and Transport Bag (do not use a different heparin tube) / 6 mL whole blood collected in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube Auto Lab Accepts:
Unacceptable Conditions
Sodium heparin (green-top) tubes
Lithium Heparin with gel (Light green top)
Lithium Heparin 4ml
QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus, 4 tube collection kit
Incubated specimens
Received frozen
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reported
Within 4 days.
Lab info
Reference Laboratory: Quest Diagnostics
Reference Laboratory Test Code
Quest: 36970
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Reference Interval
Negative
Can this test be added to a previous specimen?
No
CPT Codes
86480
Test Information
EPIC Lab Number
LAB8723
Collect
6 mL whole blood collected in lithium heparin-no gel (dark green-top) tube
Minimum Volume: 5 mL
Hold tube at room temperature for between 15 minutes and three hours after blood collection then refrigerate.
Additional Requirements
Collect 6 mL of blood by venipuncture into a heparin-no gel (dark green-top) tube. Refrigerate at 2-8° C.
NOTE: This Test requires large volume of blood, Collect Full Tube Please collect: Q04 QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus, Single Tube, Lithium Heparin Tube and Transport Bag (do not use a different heparin tube) / 6 mL whole blood collected in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube Auto Lab Accepts:
