Test Details
Mnemonic
GM1PA
Ordering Code
3684540
CPT-4 Code(s)
83516 x 2
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection and send 0.3 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Red top
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Severely hemolyzed, lipemic, or icteric specimens, plasma, other body fluids, heat-inactivated or contaminated specimens
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
ARUP
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes