Somatostatin
Order Code: SOMS
Epic Lab Code: LAB4069
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Plasma
Collection Medium:
Lavender top tube 4 mL (EDTA)
Alternate Collection Media:
Pink top tube
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1.8 mL plasma Absolute Minimum: 0.6 mL plasma Prechill two 4 mL lavender EDTA tubes or two full 6 mL pink-K2EDTA 30 minutes prior to collection.
Rejection Criteria:
Thawed specimens. Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection. Critical frozen.
Specimen Instructions:
Separate plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
Analytic Time:
6-20 days upon receipt at reference laboratory.
Reference Range:
By report
Methodology:
Extraction/Radioimmunoassay
CPT Code:
84307
 
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Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery