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Specimen Information
Obtain specimens using standard phlebotomy techniques.
No special patient preparation is necessary.
| Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
| SST | Serum | Refrigerate | 4.0 mL | 1.0 mL | 0.6 mL | 7 days |
| Lithium Heparin | Plasma | Refrigerate | 4.0 mL | 1.0 mL | 0.6 mL | 7 days |
Reject Due To:
- Moderate or Marked Hemolysis
- Specimen unlabled or mislabeled
Instrumentation / Method
Ortho Vitros XT 7600 / Two-Point Rate
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Daily / Same Day / Available STAT
Reference Range
Male and Female:
23 - 300 U/L
Grossly lipemic samples may show a large negative bias.
Critical Value(s): >750 U/L
CPT / LOINC / Order Code
| Meditech | Medent | LOINC | CPT |
| LIPS | LIPS | 3040-3 | 83690 |