Collect	Lavender (EDTA)
	Transport	Room Temperature
	Minimum Volume	2.0 mL Plasma
	Remarks	1. Pre warm one Lavender top Vacutainer tube in a 37ºC water bath. A minimum of 2 mL of Plasma is a must for this test. 2. Collect blood in this tube, label, and immediately and centrifuge the tubes in the small centrifuge for 3 minutes. DO NOT SPIN THE SPECIMENS ANY LONGER, as it may cause the temperature of the serum to cool down. 4. Aliquot the serum into a transport tube. 5. Label the transport tube appropriately using Meditech labels if available. Mark the tube as “PLASMA”. 6. Transport the specimen at ROOM TEMPERATURE. Do not refrigerate or freeze at any time. Proper collection and transport of specimen is critical to the outcome of the assay.

82585 *The CPT codes provided are based on the AMA guidelines and for informational purposes