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Insulin
Test CodeINS
CPT Codes
83525
Preferred Specimen
3.0 mL of whole blood (1.5 mL of serum or plasma)
Minimum Volume
2.0 mL of whole blood (1.0 mL of serum or plasma)
Instructions
Overmight fasting recommended
Transport Container
Serum Separator (gold top) or Lithium Hepartin (green or mint top)
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 4 weeks at -18 C
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 4 weeks at -18 C
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis
Methodology
Automated
Setup Schedule
Set up 3 times per week
Report Available
Turn around time: Reports in 48 hours.
