Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery

Activated Clotting Time, Blood   HIV-1 Genotyping, Plasma
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), Plasma   HLA B27, Whole Blood
Acute Leukemia, Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, or CSF   Homocysteine, Plasma
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Plasma   Human Progenitor Cells, Whole Blood
Aldosterone, Serum   IA-2 Antibody, Serum
Amino Acids, Quantitative, Random Urine   Immunodeficiency Evaluations; Adult and Pediatric, Peripheral Blood
Ammonia, Plasma   Immunodeficiency Evaluations; Adult and Pediatric, Peripheral Blood
Anaerobic Culture, Sterile Specimen   Insulin, Random (Mailout), Serum or Plasma
Anser IFX (Infliximab) Drug Level, Serum   Insulin, Total, Plasma
Arginine Vasopressin (ADH), Plasma   Insulin-Like Growth Factor II, Serum
Arterial Blood Gas, ECMO, Post-Oxygenator, Whole Blood (syringe only)   Interleukin 6, Serum
Aspirated Knee/Joint/Cyst, Fluid   Lactate, Whole Blood
Bacterial Culture   Lactic Acid, CSF
BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) RNA Quantitative with Interpretation, Whole Blood   Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Panel, Whole Blood
BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) RNA Quantitative with Interpretation, Bone Marrow   Leukocyte Lysosomal Enzyme Screen, Whole Blood
Beryllium, Whole Blood   Lymphocyte Subsets, Peripheral Blood
Blastomyces Antigen, Urine   Metanephrines, Free, Plasma
Blastomyces Antigen, CSF or BAL Fluid   Methotrexate Drug Level, Plasma
Blastomyces Antigen, Blood   5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, CSF
Blood Gases (Arterial), Whole Blood (syringe only)   Muscle Biopsy, Fresh or Frozen Tissue
Blood Gases (Capillary Stick), Whole Blood   N-Telopeptide, Cross-Linked, Serum
Blood Gases - Other, Body Fluid   Neopterin, CSF
Bronchial Brush Cytology, Bronchial Brush   Neurokinin A (Substance K), Plasma
Bronchial Wash Cytology, Bronchial Wash   Neuromyelitis Optica/Aquaporin-4-IgG, CSF
Bronchioalveolar Lavage (BAL) for Cancer Evaluation, Bronchioalveolar Lavage   Neuromyelitis Optica/Aquaporin-4-IgG, Serum
C1 Inhibitor Functional Assay, Serum   Neurotransmitter Metabolites, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
C1 Inhibitor, Protein, Serum   Niacin (Vitamin B3), Whole Blood
C1Q Complement Functional Activity, Serum   Octreotide Drug Level, Plasma
C2 Complement Component, Serum   17OH Progesterone Quant HPLC, Serum
C3 Nephritic Factor Analysis, Serum   17-OH-Pregnenolone, Serum
C5 Complement Level, Serum   Osmotic Fragility, Erythrocyte, Whole Blood
C5 Complement, Functional, Serum   Oxygen Saturation (Arterial), Whole Blood (syringe only)
Calcitonin, Plasma   Oxygen Saturation (Venous), ECMO, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Calcium, Ionized (Or Free), Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Pancreastatin, Plasma
Calcium, Ionized (Or Free), ECMO, Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Pancreatic Polypeptide, Serum
Calcium, Ionized, Other, Body Fluid   Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Screen, Peripheral Blood
Calcium, Ionized, Post-Filter, Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Peritoneal Wash, for Cancer Evaluation
Carnitine, Free and Total, Plasma   pH, Body fluid other than serum/plasma or urine (e.g., pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, joint fluid, etc.)
Catecholamines, Fractionated, Plasma   pH, Urine
CD34 PB Pre-Apheresis Panel, Peripheral Blood   Phosphatidylethanol (PEth), Whole Blood
CD4 Lymphocytes, Peripheral blood   PKU Cofactor Screen, Blood Spots and Urine
Cerebral Spinal Fluid Cytology, CSF   Plasminogen, Plasma
Chromogenic Factor X, Plasma   Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, Activity, Plasma
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Various   Platelet Antibody Workup for Platelet Transfusion Refractory Patients, Blood
Citalopram Drug Level, Serum   Platelet Function Analysis, Blood
Coagulation Factor Inhibitor, Plasma   Post Bone Marrow Transplant Monitoring, Peripheral Blood
Cold Agglutinin Titer, Plasma   Proinsulin, Plasma
Complement Alternative Pathway, Serum   Prothrombin Time, Plasma
Complement Factor H Level by RID, Plasma   PTH-Related Protein, Plasma
Complement, Total (CH50), Serum   Purine and Pyrimidine
Cryptococcal Antigen, CSF, Serum   Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Cytologic Evaluation, Body Fluid   Pyruvic Acid, Blood
D-Dimer, Citrated Plasma   Quantitative Bowel Culture
D-Lactate, Plasma   RBC Enzyme Evaluation, Whole Blood
7-Dehydrocholesterol, Plasma   RBC Folate, Whole Blood
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibody, IgG, Serum   Reducing Substances
Entamoeba Histolytica Antibody, IgG, Serum   Renal Pathology Exam, Tissue
Enterovirus Qualitative PCR Assay, Spinal Fluid (CSF)   Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Whole Blood
Eosinophils, Other Fluids   Sezary Syndrome, Various
Eosinophils, Urine   Skin Biopsy, Tissue
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Quantitative PCR, CSF   Skin Biopsy, Immunofluorescence, Tissue
Erythropoietin, Serum   Somatostatin, Plasma
Estrone, Serum   Sporothrix Antibody, Serum
Factor I Level, Plasma   Sporothrix Antibody, CSF, Spinal Fluid
Factor II Assay, Plasma   Substance P, Plasma
Factor IX Assay, Plasma   Succinyladenosine, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Factor V Assay, Plasma   Tetrahydrobiopterin & Neopterin
Factor VII Assay, Plasma   Thrombin Time, Plasma
Factor VIII Assay, Plasma   Thyroxine Binding Globulin, Serum
Factor X Assay, Plasma   Tobramycin Drug Level, Plasma
Fetal Erythrocyte Quantitation, Maternal Peripheral Blood   Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, Serum
Folate, Serum   Uric Acid (on ice-Elitek), Plasma
FSHD - Prenatal Detection of Abnormal Alleles with Interpretation, Fetal Sample (Cultured Cells derived from Amniotic Fluid or Chorionic Villus), Parental Samples (Whole Blood)   Urine Cytology, Urine
Fungal Culture   Venous (Central) Blood Gas, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Gastrin, Serum   Venous (Central) Oxygen Saturation, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Gastroccult (includes Gastric pH), Gastric Aspirate or Vomitus   Venous (Peripheral) Blood Gas, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Glucagon, Plasma   Venous (Peripheral) Oxygen Saturation, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Glucose Tolerance Test-2 HR, Plasma   Venous Blood Gas, ECMO, Pre-Oxygenator, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Glucose Tolerance Test-2 HR, Plasma   Vitamin A, Serum
Glucose Tolerance Test-3 HR, Plasma   Vitamin B1, Whole Blood
Glucose Tolerance Test-3 HR, Plasma   Vitamin B12, Plasma
Hemoglobin, Plasma, Free   Vitamin B12, Reflexive, Serum
Hepatitis B Virus Genotyping, Plasma   Vitamin B6, Plasma
Hepatitis C Virus; Quantitative PCR, Plasma   Vitamin B2, Plasma
Hepatitis E Virus PCR, Whole Blood, Plasma   Vitamin C, Plasma
Herpes Virus 8 (HHV-8) PCR , Whole Blood   Vitamin D (1,25 Dihydroxy), Serum
Herpes Virus 8 (HHV-8) PCR Non-Blood, Various Sample Types   Vitamin E, Serum
HIV Phenotyping & Genotyping, Plasma   Vitamin K, Serum
HIV Quantitative PCR (Viral Load), Plasma   Von Willebrand Multimeric, Plasma

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