Test Details
Mnemonic
RPRT
Ordering Code
3000101
CPT-4 Code(s)
86593
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, green sodium or lithium heparin, potassium oxalate, gray sodium flouride
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, green sodium or lithium heparin, potassium oxalate, gray sodium flouride
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly lipemic or hemolyzed specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Flocculation
Reference Range
Non-reactive
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes