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Test Name:
Viscosity, Serum
- SBMF No:
44245 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
VISCOS- - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
85810 - LOINC Code:
3128-6 - Ref Lab Test No:
0020056 - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Gold top (SST) or red top (serum) tube - Pref Vol:
3.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.6 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum to separate plastic tube - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
8 hours room temperature (20-30°C)
4 days refrigerated (2-8°C)
1 month frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Hemolyzed specimen - Methodology:
Quantitative Cone-Plate Viscometer - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
1.10-1.80 cP - Day Run:
Mon-Fri - Time Reported:
2-5 days - Test Type:
CHEMISTRY
