Test Code:  TXPIGM
Assay Schedule:  T,Th
Reporting Schedule:  2 weeks
CPT:  86778

Collection

• Serum

• Clot Activator (red top)

• Preferred: 2.0mL
• Minimum: 2.0mL

• Ambient: 1 week
• Refrigerated: 2 weeks
• Frozen: 1 month

Processing & Shipping

Specimen Processing:
Allow red top to clot for 20-30 minutes. Centrifuge and separate serum into transport tube.

Shipping Instructions:
Ship refrigerated

Special Instructions:
Label specimens as acute or convalescent and submit simultaneously for testing. Convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimen.

Rejection Criteria:
Hemolyzed, icteric, lipemic and contaminated specimens are unacceptable.