Physician Office Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:  10-mL red-top gel tube
Specimen:  Full tube
Collection Instructions: 

Note:  Label tube with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of draw, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

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Recovery

Container/Tube:  10-mL red-top gel tube and 4, 7-mL lavender-top (EDTA) tubes
Specimen:  Full tubes
Collection Instructions: 

Note:  Label tubes with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of draw, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.