Physician Office Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:  Gold-top serum gel tube(s) or orange-top 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 drawing orange-top tube, remove serum and place in separate plastic vial. If there is a delay in transport of >48 hours, send specimen frozen.