Test Details
Mnemonic
SEROS
Ordering Code
3700960
CPT-4 Code(s)
84260
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Patient should avoid avocados, bananas, eggplant, pineapples, plums, tomatoes and walnuts for a 48-hour period prior to start of collection.
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection and send 2.0 mL serum frozen below -20°C in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum separator tube (SST)
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 42 days
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 42 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Fluorescence Detection
Reference Range
56 - 244 ng/mL
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes