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T Spot, TB
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Test Code
TBSPOT
Alias/See Also
T Spot to Oxford Diagnsotic Laboratory, TSpot
CPT Codes
86481
Preferred Specimen
8.0 mL of heparinized blood (sodium or lithium heparin green top tubes)
Minimum Volume
Children 2 to 10 years: 4.0 mL of heparinized blood (sodium or lithium heparin green top tubes)
Children up to 2 yrs: 2.0 mL pediatric tube of heparinized blood (sodium or lithium heparin green top tubes)
Children up to 2 yrs: 2.0 mL pediatric tube of heparinized blood (sodium or lithium heparin green top tubes)
Instructions
Sample collection must be scheduled for early AM draw, Monday thru Thurs, with specimen arriving at the Boise campus prior to 13:00.
SPECIMEN MUST SHIP SAME DAY AS SAMPLE DRAW.
Whole blood samples should be maintained at ROOM TEMPERATURE AT ALL TIMES.
SPECIMEN MUST SHIP SAME DAY AS SAMPLE DRAW.
Whole blood samples should be maintained at ROOM TEMPERATURE AT ALL TIMES.
Transport Container
Lithium or Sodium Hepartin (green top tube)
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 36 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unaccetable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unaccetable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Clotted Specimens
Setup Schedule
Monday - Saturday
Report Available
Report available in 1 to 3 days of receipt at Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories.
Performing Laboratory
Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories
