Test Code:  EBANAN
Assay Schedule:  Tu, F
Reporting Schedule:  Same day
CPT:  86003

Collection

• Serum

• SST gel (red top)
• Clot Activator (red top)

• Preferred: 1.0 mL
• Minimum: 0.5 mL

• Ambient: 4 hours
• Refrigerated: 1 week
• Frozen: 6 months

Processing & Shipping

Specimen Processing:
Allow red top to clot for 20-30 mnutes and centrifuge. If using non-gel barrier tube, separate serum immediately into transport tube.

Shipping Instructions:
Ship refrigerated.

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