Test Code:  ATGL
Assay Schedule:  Daily
Reporting Schedule:  Same day
CPT:  86800

Collection

• Serum

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

• Preferred: 1.0mL
• Minimum: 0.5mL

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

Processing & Shipping

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

Shipping Instructions:
Ship refrigerated

Rejection Criteria:
Lipemic, hemolyzed, heat-inactivated or contaminated specimens are unacceptable.