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Performing Laboratory
Helen Keller Laboratory
Specimen Container:
Green Lithium Heparin Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred: Lithium heparin (light green-top)
Acceptable: Serum
Minimum volume: 1 mL (pediatric: 0.2 mL) of plasma or serum.
Specimen Stability Information
3 days refrigerated
Reference Intervals:
1.6 – 2.6 MG/DL
Day(s) Testing is Performed
Monday-Sunday
CPT Coding:
83735