Protein Body Fluid*
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Body fluid
Container/Tube: Dark-green-top (lithium heparin)
Specimen Volume: 5 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Additional Information: Indicate specimen source. Unspun specimens are stable for 2 hours or less. If samples are spun they must be separated into an aliquot plastic tube and be properly labeled.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Analytical Time:
1 day
Test Classification and CPT Coding
84157
Methodology
Colorimetric Absorbance
Reference Values
No established reference values