Test Details
Mnemonic
SEQ1
Ordering Code
3000357
CPT-4 Code(s)
81508 (or 84163, 84702)
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Collect specimen between CRL 36 mm and CRL 79.9 mm.
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection and send 1.0 mL serum
in a screw capped plastic vial. Prenatal Screening information required at Order Entry. Please
send completed Prenatal Screen Information sheet with each specimen if unable to transmit
required responses.
in a screw capped plastic vial. Prenatal Screening information required at Order Entry. Please
send completed Prenatal Screen Information sheet with each specimen if unable to transmit
required responses.
Alternate Specimen
Serum separator tube (SST)
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Moderately hemolyzed, lipemic or icteric specimens; plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 120 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 120 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No