Test Code:  ACHMAB
Assay Schedule:  Su-F
Reporting Schedule:  7-12 days
CPT:  83519

Collection

• Serum

• SST gel (red top)

• Preferred: 0.5 mL
• Minimum: 0.3 mL

• Ambient: 2 hours
• Refrigerated: 1 week
• Frozen: 12 weeks

Processing & Shipping

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

Shipping Instructions:
Ship refrigerated

Rejection Criteria:
Severely lipemic, hemolyzed and contaminated specimens are unacceptable.