Test Details
Mnemonic
NASHF
Ordering Code
3515970
CPT-4 Code(s)
0003M (or 82172, 82247, 82465, 82947, 82977, 83010, 83883, 84450, 84460, 84478)
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Patient should fast 8 hours previous to collection.
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within two hours of collection and send 3.5 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial. PLEASE INCLUDE PATIENT HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
2.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, nonfasting specimen
Patients <14 years of age
Patients <14 years of age
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen (-70°C): 7 days
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen (-70°C): 7 days
Methodology
Not available
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
LabCorp