Beta Hydroxybutyrate

Message

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Test Code

BHBA

Alias/See Also

37054

CPT Codes
82010

Preferred Specimen

Serum

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma from Lithium Heparin (Light Green Top) tube

Instructions

Collection notes: Avoid hemolysis. Invert tubes at least 8 times. Allow to clot in an upright position for 30 minutes. Within 2 hours, centrifuge tubes 10 minutes. Keep tightly stoppered.
Do NOT re-centrifuge tubes. Do NOT freeze the primary collection tube.

Transport Temperature

Room temp or refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature = 7 days
Refrigerated = 7 days
Frozen = 7 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Hemolysis, any specimen type other than those listed above or outside the stability guidelines.

Methodology
Enzymatic Immunoassay

Setup Schedule

24/7

Report Available

Daily

Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
Location: Miami Valley Hospital
1 Wyoming St
Dayton, OH 45409

Last Updated: January 11, 2024

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