Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery

Activated Clotting Time, Blood   Homocysteine, Plasma
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), Plasma   Human Progenitor Cells, Whole Blood
Acute Leukemia, Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, or CSF   IA-2 Antibody, Serum
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Plasma   Immunodeficiency Evaluations; Adult and Pediatric, Peripheral Blood
Aldosterone, Serum   Immunodeficiency Evaluations; Adult and Pediatric, Peripheral Blood
Amino Acids, Quantitative, Random Urine   Insulin, Random (Mailout), Serum or Plasma
Ammonia, Plasma   Insulin, Total, Plasma
Anaerobic Culture, Sterile Specimen   Insulin-Like Growth Factor II, Serum
Anser IFX (Infliximab) Drug Level, Serum   Interleukin 6, Serum
Arginine Vasopressin (ADH), Plasma   Lactate, Whole Blood
Arterial Blood Gas, ECMO, Post-Oxygenator, Whole Blood (syringe only)   Lactic Acid, CSF
Aspirated Knee/Joint/Cyst, Fluid   Lactic Acid, Other, Body Fluid
Bacterial Culture   Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Panel, Whole Blood
BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) RNA Quantitative with Interpretation, Whole Blood   Leukocyte Lysosomal Enzyme Screen, Whole Blood
BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) RNA Quantitative with Interpretation, Bone Marrow   Lymphocyte Subsets, Peripheral Blood
Beryllium, Whole Blood   Metanephrines, Free, Plasma
Blastomyces Antigen, Urine   Methotrexate Drug Level, Plasma
Blastomyces Antigen, CSF or BAL Fluid   5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, CSF
Blastomyces Antigen, Blood   Muscle Biopsy, Fresh or Frozen Tissue
Blood Gases (Arterial), Whole Blood (syringe only)   N-Telopeptide, Cross-Linked, Serum
Blood Gases (Capillary Stick), Whole Blood   Neopterin, CSF
Blood Gases - Other, Body Fluid   Neurokinin A (Substance K), Plasma
Bronchial Brush Cytology, Bronchial Brush   Neuromyelitis Optica/Aquaporin-4-IgG, CSF
Bronchial Wash Cytology, Bronchial Wash   Neuromyelitis Optica/Aquaporin-4-IgG, Serum
Bronchioalveolar Lavage (BAL) for Cancer Evaluation, Bronchioalveolar Lavage   Neurotransmitter Metabolites, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
C1 Inhibitor Functional Assay, Serum   Niacin (Vitamin B3), Whole Blood
C1 Inhibitor, Protein, Serum   Octreotide Drug Level, Plasma
C1q Complement Component Level, Serum   17OH Progesterone Quant HPLC, Serum
C2 Complement Component, Serum   17-OH-Pregnenolone, Serum
C3 Nephritic Factor Analysis, Serum   Osmotic Fragility, Erythrocyte, Whole Blood
C5 Complement Level, Serum   Oxygen Saturation (Arterial), Whole Blood (syringe only)
C5 Complement, Functional, Serum   Oxygen Saturation (Venous), ECMO, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Calcitonin, Plasma   Pancreastatin, Plasma
Calcium, Ionized (Or Free), Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Pancreatic Polypeptide, Serum
Calcium, Ionized (Or Free), ECMO, Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Screen, Peripheral Blood
Calcium, Ionized, Other, Body Fluid   Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) - Adult Heparin Continuous Infusion, Plasma
Calcium, Ionized, Post-Filter, Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   PEG Insulin Assay, Plasma
Carnitine, Free and Total, Plasma   Peritoneal Wash, for Cancer Evaluation
Catecholamines, Fractionated, Plasma   pH, Body fluid other than serum/plasma or urine (e.g., pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, joint fluid, etc.)
CD34 PB Pre-Apheresis Panel, Peripheral Blood   pH, Urine
CD4 Lymphocytes, Peripheral blood   Phosphatidylethanol (PEth), Whole Blood
Cerebral Spinal Fluid Cytology, CSF   PKU Cofactor Screen, Blood Spots and Urine
Chromogenic X, Plasma   Plasminogen, Plasma
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Various   Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, Activity, Plasma
Citalopram Drug Level, Serum   Platelet Antibody Screen for Platelet Transfusion Refractory Patients, Blood
Coagulation Factor Inhibitor, Plasma   Platelet Function Analysis, Blood
Cold Agglutinin Titer, Plasma   Post Bone Marrow Transplant Monitoring, Peripheral Blood
Complement Alternative Pathway, Serum   Proinsulin, Plasma
Complement Factor H, Plasma   Prothrombin Time, Plasma
Complement, Total (CH50), Serum   PTH-Related Protein, Plasma
Cryptococcal Antigen, CSF, Serum   Purine and Pyrimidine
Cytologic Evaluation, Body Fluid   Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
D-Dimer, Citrated Plasma   Pyruvic Acid, Blood
D-Lactate, Plasma   Quantitative Bowel Culture
7-Dehydrocholesterol, Plasma   RBC Enzyme Evaluation, Whole Blood
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 6, Random Urine   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, Binding Capacity, Serum
Hepatitis B Virus Genotyping, Plasma   Vitamin B12, Reflexive, Serum
Hepatitis C Virus; Quantitative PCR, Plasma   Vitamin B6, Plasma
Hepatitis E Virus PCR, Whole Blood, Plasma   Vitamin B2, Plasma
Herpes Virus 8 (HHV-8) PCR , Whole Blood   Vitamin C, Plasma
Herpes Virus 8 (HHV-8) PCR Non-Blood, Various Sample Types   Vitamin D (1,25 Dihydroxy), Serum
HIV Phenotyping & Genotyping, Plasma   Vitamin E, Serum
HIV Quantitative PCR (Viral Load), Plasma   Vitamin K, Serum
HIV-1 Genotyping, Plasma   Von Willebrand Multimeric, Plasma
HLA B27, Whole Blood  

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