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Hyaluronic Acid, Serum
Test Code92550
CPT Codes
83520
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: sodium or lithium heparin (green-top), or EDTA (lavender-top), or EDTA K2 (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Allow serum specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 2 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube.
Transport Container
ARUP Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature • Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Tues; Report available: 1-9 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
