Specimen Requirements

Preferred Collection Container: 

SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container: 

Red (No Additive)

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a SST (Serum Separator). Red (No Additive) is also acceptable.

Transport Information: 

Centrifuge and aliquot 2.0 mL of serum into a plastic transport vial. Send refrigerated.

Minimum Sample Volume: 

1.0 mL of serum

Stability Comments: 

Referral testing staff must ship on dry ice to arrive Monday-Friday using a next day delivery service. Frozen ice packs may be substituted if sample is shipped the day of collection.