Serum Amyloid A (SAA)

Specimen:

Test Code

SAA

Specimen Name

Serum Amyloid A (SAA)

Collect

1-SST

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum

Special Handling

Separate serum or plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.

Rejection Criteria

Stability

Frozen 14 days

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence (MSD)

Performed

Reported

10 days

CPT Codes

  • 83520

Components

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Common Lab Definitions

  • Serum 
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