VISCOSITY, serum (087-0285)

  VISCOSITY

  Viscometer

  Clinical Chemistry

  Routine: 24 hours; performed Monday-Friday

Collect:  Blood is collected by routine venipuncture, kept at body temperature, and tube delivered to the laboratory by hand within 30 minutes of collection.  Preferred: SST (gel barrier) tube; Acceptable: Red-topped tube

Storage/Transport:  Sample must be kept at body temperature (37°C); deliver to the laboratory within 30 minutes of collection. Lab must be notified prior to collection.

Causes for Rejection:  Lipemia; improper sample collection, handling, and processing. Hemolysis should be avoided.

If applicable, state clinical information that is required to be provided with specimen.

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation, patient age and sex)

  Sample must be kept at body temperature and delivered within 30 minutes of collection directly to the Laboratory Medicine, Sample Management, Room 5.136 McCullough. Please notify Lab.

  85810

When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient.  Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually.  The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-9 code or its verbal equivalent.

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