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Calcitonin
Test Code: CALCIT Assay Schedule: Daily Reporting Schedule: 1-2 days CPT: 82308 Collection Specimen(s): Serum or Plasma Acceptable Container(s): SST gel (red top) Lithium Heparin (green top) Sodium Heparin (green top) Volume: Preferred: 2.0 mL Minimum: 1.0 mL Stability: Ambient: 2 hours Refrigerated: Unacceptable Frozen: 3 months Processing & Shipping Specimen Processing: Allow red top to clot for 20-30 minutes. Centrifuge immediately and separate serum into transport tube. Freeze immediately. Shipping Instructions: CRITICAL: Ship frozen Special Instructions: Separate frozen specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered. Rejection Criteria: Refrigerated, grossly hemolyzed and lipemic specimens are unacceptable.

Calcitonin

Test Code:  CALCIT
Assay Schedule:  Daily
Reporting Schedule:  1-2 days
CPT:  82308

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Processing & Shipping

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

Shipping Instructions:
CRITICAL: Ship frozen

Special Instructions:
Separate frozen specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Rejection Criteria:
Refrigerated, grossly hemolyzed and lipemic specimens are unacceptable.