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25462 Acetoacetate, Serum/Plasma (0060SP)

Acetoacetate, Serum/Plasma (0060SP)
Test Code: MISC
Synonyms/Keywords
​Acetoacetic Acid
Useful For
​Diagnostic Monitoring
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
​​(no repeat)
​Serum ​Red Top Tube (RTT) ​ ​3 mL ​1.2 mL
​Plasma ​EDTA Lavender Top Tube (LTT) ​ ​3 mL ​1.2 mL
Collection Processing Instructions
​Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines AND FREEZE (preferably at -70 C).  Ship overnight Monday through Thursday, to arrive at NMS the following day.
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time​​
Serum​ ​ ​ ​ ​Room Temperature ​Not Stable
​Refrigerated ​4 days
​Frozen (-20 C) ​4 days
​Frozen (-70 C) (preferred) ​29 days
​Plasma ​ ​ ​ ​Room Temperature ​Not Stable
​Refrigerated ​4 days
​Frozen (-20 C) ​4 days
​Frozen (-70 C) (preferred) ​29 days
Rejection Criteria
​​Specimen received room temperature
Specimen received refrigerated​
​Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)
Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentat​​ion
National Medical Services​ (NMS) ​Wednesday ​3 days ​Gas Chromatography (GC)
Reference Lab
National Medical Services (NMS)
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference R​​ange
​NMS Labs ​5-30 mcg/mL
Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comm​​ents
​82010 ​ ​ ​ ​
Synonyms/Keywords
​Acetoacetic Acid
Ordering Applications
Ordering Application Description
​COM ​Misc Test
If the ordering application you are looking for is not listed, contact your local laboratory for assistance.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
​​(no repeat)
​Serum ​Red Top Tube (RTT) ​ ​3 mL ​1.2 mL
​Plasma ​EDTA Lavender Top Tube (LTT) ​ ​3 mL ​1.2 mL
Collection Processing
​Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines AND FREEZE (preferably at -70 C).  Ship overnight Monday through Thursday, to arrive at NMS the following day.
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time​​
Serum​ ​ ​ ​ ​Room Temperature ​Not Stable
​Refrigerated ​4 days
​Frozen (-20 C) ​4 days
​Frozen (-70 C) (preferred) ​29 days
​Plasma ​ ​ ​ ​Room Temperature ​Not Stable
​Refrigerated ​4 days
​Frozen (-20 C) ​4 days
​Frozen (-70 C) (preferred) ​29 days
Rejection Criteria
​​Specimen received room temperature
Specimen received refrigerated​
​Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)
Useful For
​Diagnostic Monitoring
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference R​​ange
​NMS Labs ​5-30 mcg/mL
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Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentat​​ion
National Medical Services​ (NMS) ​Wednesday ​3 days ​Gas Chromatography (GC)
Reference Lab
National Medical Services (NMS)
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Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comm​​ents
​82010 ​ ​ ​ ​
For most current information refer to the Marshfield Laboratory online reference manual.