OSMOLALITY

Message
Collect a full tube, following standard venipuncture techniques. Send sample to lab as soon as possible. Sample needs to be centrifuged within the hour since collection.


Test Code
LAB107 OSMO


Alias/See Also
OSMO


CPT Codes
83930

Instructions
Processing Instructions (Lab use only): Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 1 hour of collection. Minimum Testing Volume: 0.1 mL Serum Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 24 hoursRefrigerated : 24 hoursFrozen: N/A MVH Stability only: Ambient: 4 hoursRefrigerated : 7 daysCauses for Rejection: Samples not centrifuged within 1 hour of collection, unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.


Report Available
STAT 4-Hours|Timed 24-Hours|Routine 24-Hours|STAT 1-Hours|Routine 2-Hours|Timed 2-Hours


Clinical Significance
1230130061



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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