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
Arterial Blood Gas, ECMO, Post-Oxygenator, Whole Blood (syringe only)   Insulin-Like Growth Factor II, Serum
Aspirated Knee/Joint/Cyst, Fluid   Interleukin 6, Serum
Bacterial Culture   Lactate, Whole Blood
BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) RNA Quantitative with Interpretation, Whole Blood   Lactic Acid, CSF
BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) RNA Quantitative with Interpretation, Bone Marrow   Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Panel, Whole Blood
Beryllium, Whole Blood   Leukocyte Lysosomal Enzyme Screen, Whole Blood
Blastomyces Antigen, CSF or BAL Fluid   Lymphocyte Subsets, Peripheral Blood
Blastomyces Antigen, Blood   Metanephrines, Free, Plasma
Blood Gases (Arterial), Whole Blood (syringe only)   Methotrexate Drug Level, Plasma
Blood Gases (Capillary Stick), Whole Blood   5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, CSF
Blood Gases - Other, Body Fluid   Muscle Biopsy, Fresh or Frozen Tissue
Bronchial Brush Cytology, Bronchial Brush   N-Telopeptide, Cross-Linked, Serum
Bronchial Wash Cytology, Bronchial Wash   Neopterin, CSF
Bronchioalveolar Lavage (BAL) for Cancer Evaluation, Bronchioalveolar Lavage   Neurokinin A (Substance K), Plasma
C1 Inhibitor Functional Assay, Serum   Neuromyelitis Optica/Aquaporin-4-IgG, CSF
C1 Inhibitor, Protein, Serum   Neuromyelitis Optica/Aquaporin-4-IgG, Serum
C1Q Complement Functional Activity, Serum   Neurotransmitter Metabolites, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
C2 Complement Component, Serum   Niacin (Vitamin B3), Whole Blood
C3 Nephritic Factor Analysis, Serum   Octreotide Drug Level, Plasma
C5 Complement Level, Serum   17OH Progesterone Quant HPLC, Serum
C5 Complement, Functional, Serum   17-OH-Pregnenolone, Serum
Calcitonin, Plasma   Osmotic Fragility, Erythrocyte, Whole Blood
Calcium, Ionized (Or Free), Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Oxygen Saturation (Arterial), Whole Blood (syringe only)
Calcium, Ionized (Or Free), ECMO, Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Oxygen Saturation (Venous), ECMO, Whole Blood (syringe only)
Calcium, Ionized, Other, Body Fluid   Pancreastatin, Plasma
Calcium, Ionized, Post-Filter, Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood   Pancreatic Polypeptide, Serum
Carnitine, Free and Total, Plasma   Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Screen, Peripheral Blood
Catecholamines, Fractionated, Plasma   Peritoneal Wash, for Cancer Evaluation
CD34 PB Pre-Apheresis Panel, Peripheral Blood   pH, Body fluid other than serum/plasma or urine (e.g., pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, joint fluid, etc.)
CD4 Lymphocytes, Peripheral blood   pH, Urine
Cerebral Spinal Fluid Cytology, CSF   Phosphatidylethanol (PEth), Whole Blood
Chromogenic Factor X, Plasma   PKU Cofactor Screen, Blood Spots and Urine
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Various   Plasminogen, Plasma
Citalopram Drug Level, Serum   Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, Activity, Plasma
Coagulation Factor Inhibitor, Plasma   Platelet Antibody Workup for Platelet Transfusion Refractory Patients, Blood
Cold Agglutinin Titer, Plasma   Platelet Function Analysis, Blood
Complement Alternative Pathway, Serum   Post Bone Marrow Transplant Monitoring, Peripheral Blood
Complement Factor H Level by RID, Plasma   Proinsulin, Plasma
Complement, Total (CH50), Serum   Prothrombin Time, Plasma
Cryptococcal Antigen, CSF, Serum   PTH-Related Protein, Plasma
Cytologic Evaluation, Body Fluid   Purine and Pyrimidine
D-Dimer, Citrated Plasma   Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
D-Lactate, Plasma   Pyruvic Acid, Blood
7-Dehydrocholesterol, Plasma   Quantitative Bowel Culture
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibody, IgG, Serum   RBC Enzyme Evaluation, Whole Blood
Entamoeba Histolytica Antibody, IgG, Serum   RBC Folate, Whole Blood
Enterovirus Qualitative PCR Assay, Spinal Fluid (CSF)   Reducing Substances
Eosinophils, Other Fluids   Renal Pathology Exam, Tissue
Eosinophils, Urine   Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Whole Blood
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Quantitative PCR, CSF   Sezary Syndrome, Various
Erythropoietin, Serum   Skin Biopsy, Tissue
Estrone, Serum   Skin Biopsy, Immunofluorescence, Tissue
Factor I Level, Plasma   Somatostatin, Plasma
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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