Porphyrins,Total, Serum or Plasma PORPHS
Method(s) | Quantitative Fluorometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 6 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: heparin, EDTA. |
Transport | 2 mL serum or plasma to an Amber Transport Tube (Min: 1 mL) CRITICAL - PROTECT FROM LIGHT during collection, storage and shipment. |
Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 4 days; Frozen: 1 month |
Unacceptable Conditions | Hemolyzed specimens. Frozen whole blood, body fluids other than plasma or serum. |
Schedule | Sun, Tue, Thu |
Billing Code | 5010357 |
CPTCode | 84311 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
0-15 nmol/L |