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Chitotriosidase (CHITO)
Test Code11494
CPT Codes
84999<br>Limited Access Code
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a serum separator tube (SST)
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
Centrifuge 15 minutes at 1,000 g and store SST tube refrigerated prior to shipment (Do not freeze SST tube). Refrigerate.
If not able to ship same day drawn, aliquot and store serum frozen prior to shipment. Please add a comment to Test Requisition that sample was stored frozen.
Time-sensitive; specimens must be received within four days of specimen collection. In warm weather, ship with cold packs.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
See instructions
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Gross lipemia • Quantity not sufficient for analysis • Improper container • Past viability window • Unlabeled or mislabeled specimen
Methodology
Fluorometric Enzyme Assay
Setup Schedule
Set up: Varies; Report available: 7-14 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
