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SEDIMENTATION RATE

Message
Collect a full tube, following standard venipuncture techniques.


Test Code
LAB547 ESR


Alias/See Also
ESR


CPT Codes
85652

Instructions
Processing Instructions (Lab use only): Minimum Testing Volume: 1 mL Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 4 hoursRefrigerated : 24 hoursFrozen: Unacceptable Causes for Rejection: Unlabeled or mislabeled specimens, insufficient volumes, clotted specimens, fibrin strands, platelet clumps, gross hemolysis, or specimens drawn above an IV site.


Report Available
STAT 2-Hours|Routine 24-Hours|Timed 24-Hours|STAT 1-Hours|Routine 2-Hours|Timed 1-Hours


Clinical Significance
1230140092



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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