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Albumin

Tube type = Mint Green Plasma Separator Tube

Tube Type

Test ID LAB45
EPIC Order ALBUMIN
CPT Code(s) 82040
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen             Routine: 2 mL blood/green lithium heparin gel tube/gold SST, orange or red plain tube also acceptable
Micro: 200 µL blood/mint green top bullet /gold top or red top 
Stability             Unspun: 2 hours
Spun/Separated,
Room Temp:		 2 hours
Spun/Separated,
Refrigerator:		 3 days
Spun/Separated, Frozen: 30 days
Availability              24 hours/day
Turnaround Time              STAT 1 hr., Routine 2 hrs.
Reference Range           Normal: 3.4-5.0 g/dL

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 10, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514