Shipping Instructions

Testing is performed Monday through Friday. Specimens not received by 4 p.m. Central time on Friday may be canceled.

Collect and package specimen as close to shipping time as possible. Ship specimen overnight in an Ambient Shipping Box-Critical Specimens Only (T668) following the instructions in the box. It is recommended that specimens arrive within 24 hours of collection.

Specimens arriving on the weekend and observed holidays may be canceled.

Necessary Information

Ordering healthcare professional name and phone number are required.

Specimen Required

Two whole-blood sodium heparin specimens are required, one from the testing patient and the other from an unrelated healthy donor as a control.

Supplies: Ambient Shipping Box-Critical Specimens Only (T668)

Patient:

Container/Tube: Green top (sodium heparin)

Specimen Volume: 5 mL

Collection Instructions: Send whole blood specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.

Normal Control:

Container/Tube: Green top (sodium heparin)

Specimen Volume: 5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect a control specimen from the unrelated healthy donor within an hour of the patient's specimen collection time.

2. Label clearly as Normal Control and the corresponding patient information.

3. Send the whole blood specimen in the original tube. Do not aliquot.

4. Rubber band patient specimen and control vial together.