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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor - D, Serum (Cincinnati Children's)

Important Note

Specimen must be placed on ice immediately upon collection.  Sample must be sent to the lab STAT so Sendout Dept can freeze the serum within 2 hours of collection.

This test can only be collected in the Outpatient Lab at the Main entrance at MBMC.

Additional Codes

Order LAB000- LAB MISCELLANEOUS; in comments add VEFG-D test at Cincinnati Children's Hospital via Mayo Medical Laboratory

Methodology

Elisa

Specimen Requirements

Collection Container/Tube: Gold top with Gel, Serum

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Minimum Collection Volume: 1.5mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Immediately after specimen collection, place the tube on wet ice.

2. Centrifuge at 4° C, 1500 x g for 10 minutes.

3. Aliquot serum into plastic vial.

4. Within 2 hours of collection, freeze specimen.

Transport Temperature

Ship frozen SERUM next day delivery on dry ice M-Thr only. Do not ship to arrive on Federal holidays. 
May also ship ambient with room temperature gel packs (or other cushioning materials) but must be received within 24hrs of collection.

Mayo Medical Laboratory will foward specimen for testing to Children's Hospital

Setup Schedule

Reported:  3 weeks

CPT Code

83520

Lab Staff Notes

Sendout Team instructions:

Order the MML Misc Blood to Mayo with the Mayo Test ID of "ZW1 VEGF-D Quantitation (VEGF-D)".  Add the CPT code for the miscellaneous sendout test to be billed.  Transfer the test the test in the LIS to Mayo.  

In Mayo Access the Unaswered Questions must be answered to make the Batching Status Ready.

Test Name:  VEGF-D Quantitation (VEGF-D)                 Referral Lab Code: 5334318

Specimen Type: Blood Serum                                       Referral Lab Name: Cincinnati Children's TTDSL

 

Transfer serum to Polypropylene tube prior to shipping.
Ship frozen SERUM next day delivery on dry ice M-Thr only. Do not ship to arrive on Federal holidays. 
May also ship ambient with room temperature gel packs (or other cushioning materials) but must be received within 24hrs of collection

Performing Laboratory

Cincinnati Children's