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HelpEPIC CODE: LAB3222 Sedimentation Rate
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: ESR
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist and UPH Pekin Hospital – Hematology
UPH Proctor Hospital will transport to UPH Methodist Hospital for testing.
Collect
One 3 mL Lavendar EDTA Tube, Whole Blood
Stability
Ambient: Methodist and Proctor Hospital - 24 hours, Pekin Hospital 24 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Pediatric Requirements
Minimum volume, 1 mL
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (2-8° C) Stability:or Room Temperature
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens >24 hours old; frozen specimens; insufficient volume <1; hemolyzed specimens; contaminated specimens; clotted specimens.
Days Performed
Sunday – Saturday
Methodology
Methodist Hospital – iSED automated anlayzer quantitative capillary photometry (aggregation)
Pekin Hospital – Modified Westegren Method
CPT Codes
85651