Test Code LAB4272 TOTAL PROTEIN, PLEURAL FLUID
Specimen Type
Transparent Red Top Tube
Specimen Volume
1 mL
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Sample Stability
Room Temperature: 1 week
Refrigerated: 1 month
Frozen: 2 months
Turnaround Time
STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 4 hours
Test Schedule
Daily
Method
Photometric
Reference Ranges
None established
Test Components
Protein, Fluid, g/dL.
CPT Codes
84157