Protein, Total TP
Method(s) | Spectrophotometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: Lithium heparinized plasma. |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. |
Stability | Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 3 days; Frozen: 180 days |
Schedule | Daily-24 hours per day |
Billing Code | 1010054 |
CPTCode | 84155 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
5.7 - 8.2 g/dL |