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Performing Laboratory

Helen Keller Laboratory

Specimen Container:

Green Lithium Heparin Tube

Specimen Requirements

Preferred: Lithium heparin plasma

Acceptable: Serum 

Minimum volume: 1 mL (pediatric:  0.2 mL) of plasma or serum.

Specimen Stability Information

3 days refrigerated

 

 

Reference Intervals:

5 – 40 U/L

Day(s) Testing is Performed

Monday through Sunday

CPT Coding:

84450