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Glucose, Synovial Fluid
MessagePerforming Lab: Regions
Test Code
3351
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: SYNGL
CPT Codes
82945
Preferred Specimen
0.2 mL Synovial Fluid
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Instructions
Processing: Centrifuge specimens and removed from cellular material within 30 minutes to avoid metabolism of glucose by cells.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Samples not removed from cellular material within 30 minutes, Too viscous to sample
Methodology
Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Same Day
Reference Range
No reference range established
