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HelpTest Code LAB511 ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH)
Acceptable Collection Tube(s)
Acceptable: Lavender
Specimen Draw Volume
Volume: 2.0 mL
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Processing Instructions
Draw in an EDTA Lavender top tube. Centrifuge, separate plasma from cells and send 1.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial. CRITICAL FROZEN.
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 30 days
Performed Test Frequency
Monday - Friday
CPT(s)
82024
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Rejection
Hemolyzed, icteric, grossly lipemic, non-frozen plasma samples, serum, heparin plasma
Performing Location
Warde Medical Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI.
Turnaround Time
1 - 3 Days