CK-MB

Test Code
1235300151


Alias/See Also
CKMB
CK MB Fraction
Creatine Kinase Myocardial Band
MB


CPT Codes
82553

Preferred Specimen
Serum collected in a red-top no additive no-gel tube
Plasma collected in a green-top lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST)


Minimum Volume
0.5 mL


Other Acceptable Specimens
Serum collected in a gold-top serum separator tube (SST)


Instructions
Red-top no gel tube: Spin and separate serum into a plastic transport vial.


Transport Temperature
Frozen


Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Corning Hospital Lab
Troy Hospital Lab
GMG Laboratory at Towanda



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