| Test Name | PROTEIN,Body Fluid |
| Mnemonic | PROBF |
| CPT | 84157 |
| Department | Main Lab |
| Container | 3 ml body fluid in red or lithium heparin (green) |
| Handling | Volume: 3 ml body fluid Available on pericardial, pleural, peritoneal or synovial fluid Stability: 8 hours room temp, 2 weeks refrigerated, 6 mos frozen |
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| Methodology | Methodology: Spectrophotometry |
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| Reported | Routine 4 hr, STAT 1hr |
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