The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Beryllium (Lymphocyte transformation)
Order Code: BER
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Green top tube (Na Heparin) 


Minimum:


30 mL heparinized whole blood from a green top tube


Rejection Criteria:


Sample must be received at reference laboratory within 24 hours of 
collection, collect Monday through Thursday only; do not collect on 
Fridays, holidays, day before a holiday, or weekends.


Delivery Instructions:


Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.


Specimen
Instructions:


Store at room temperature, do not refrigerate.


Analytic Time:


2 weeks


Reference Range:


From Report


Methodology:


Lymphocyte transformation


CPT Code:


86353


 


See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery




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Updated: 05/14/2007

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