Physician Office Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:  Gold-top serum gel tube(s)  - Plasma is not acceptable.

Specimen:  2 mL (minimum volume:  1 mL) of serum

Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Allow specimen to clot for approximately 10 minutes and spin down. If drawing gold-top serum gel tube, send entire tube to laboratory.  If there is a delay in transport of >48 hours, send specimen frozen.