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ESR
Specimen Information
Obtain specimen using standard phlebotomy techniques.
No special patient preparation is necessary.
| Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
| Lavender Top | Whole Bld | Refrigerate |
2.5 mL |
2.5 mL |
1.0 mL |
24 hours |
| Lavender Top | Whole Bld | Ambient | 2.5 mL | 2.5 mL | 1.0 mL | 4 hours |
Reject Due To:
- Above conditions not met
- Clotted
- Hemolyzed
- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled
Instrumentation / Method
Alcor iSED Elite / Photometric Rhrelogy Technology
Reference Range
| Age (years) | Sex | Low | High | Units |
| <50 | Male | 0 | 15 | mm/hr |
| >50 | Male | 0 | 20 | mm/hr |
| <50 | Female | 0 | 20 | mm/hr |
| >50 | Female | 0 | 30 | mm/hr |
CPT / LOINC / Order Code
| Meditech | Medent | LOINC | CPT |
| ESR1 | ESR1 | 82477-1 | 85652 |
Test Schedule / Analytic Time / Test Priority
Daily / Same Day / Available STAT