ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Glucose, Plasma or Serum : 0020024

Mnemonic: GLU

Methodology: Enzymatic
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: Within 24 hours
Specimen Required: Collect:  One 4 mL gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate), plasma separator tube, or serum separator tube.

Transport:  1 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.

Remarks:  Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.

Stability:  After separation from cells: Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 year
Reference Interval:
By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation)
Interpretive Data: Refer to report.
CPT Code(s): 82947
 
 

 

 

 
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