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3020Glucose
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Specimen Type
Specimen Stability
Reference Range
Serum, SST or Sodium Flouride Plasma
3 Days Refrigerated at 4-8 degrees Celsius
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Specimen Requirements
Preferred amount 1.0 ML serum/plasma
Specimen Type:Serum, SST or Sodium Flouride Plasma
Method
COBAS 8000 c702
Schedule
Monday-Saturday
Instructions/Notes
8 hour fasting required before collection. SST and/or lithium heparin tubes must be spun down within 30 minutes of collection. Plasma or serum samples without preservative (NaF) should be separated from the cells or clot within 30 minutes of being drawn. Due to glycosis, when blood is drawn and permitted to stand uncentrifuged at room temperature, the average decrease in serum glucose is ~7 %.
CPT Codes
82947
The Pathology Laboratory - Lake Charles, LA
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