Test Code PALB Prealbumin
Performing Laboratory
Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
Greenbrier Valley Laboratory | 304-647-6060 |
Specimen Requirements
Serum- SST gold top, red top - Fasting specimen is recommended
Allow SST or red top to completely clot
Spin and physically separate serum from contact with cells as soon as possible
4 mL of serum (minimum 2 mL)
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
- Hemolyzed
Storage and Stability
Refrigerated 2-8oC | 7 days |
Frozen -20oC | 2 months |
Reference Values
20-40 mg/dL
Methodology
Photometric Assay | Memorial |
Blanked Endpoint | Greenbrier |
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
CPT Coding
84134