Single tests

For any tests not listed below, please contact the laboratory directly.

Biochemistry

TEST	CODE	SAMPLE TYPE	TAT	Minimum Sample Volume Required	Price
Alanine Aminotransferase	ALT	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Albumin	ALB	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Alkaline Phosphotase	ALP	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Anti-Mullerian Hormone	AMH	SST	3 days	1ml	£110
Aspartate Aminotransferase	AST	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
BHCG (quantitative)	HCG	SST	4 hours	1ml	£50
Bilirubin Total	BIL	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Calcium	CA	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Chloride	CL	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Cholesterol	CHO	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
C-Reactive Protein	CRP	SST	4 hours	1ml	£46
Creatinine	CRE	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
**DHEA Sulphate	DHE	SST	5 days	1ml	£75
Estradiol	OES	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Ferritin	FER	SST	4 hours	1ml	£75
Folate	FOL	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Free T3	FT3	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Free T4	FT4	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
FSH	FSH	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Gamma Glutamyltransferase	GGT	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Glucose	GLU	Fluo Ox	4 hours	1ml	£25
High Density Lipoproteins	HDL	SST	4 hours	1ml	£40
Immunoglobilin A	IGA	SST	4 hours	1ml	£40
Immunoglobilin G	IGG	SST	4 hours	1ml	£40
Immunoglobulin M	IGM	SST	4 hours	1ml	£40
Iron	FE	SST	4 hours	1ml	£30
LH	LH	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Magnesium	MG	SST	4 hours	1ml	£40
Phosphate	PHO	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Potassium	K	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Progesterone	PRG	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Prolactin	PRL	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
**Sex Hormone Binding Globulin	SHB	SST	5 days	2ml	£60
Sodium	Na	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Testosterone	TES	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Total Protein	TPR	SST	4 hours	1ml	£26
Transferrin	TRN	SST	4 hours	1ml	£75
Triglycerides	TG	SST	4 hours	1ml	£30
TSH	TSH	SST	4 hours	1ml	£45
Urea	URE	SST	4 hours	1ml	£30
Vitamin B12	B12	SST	4 hours	1ml	£60
Vitamin D	VTD	SST	4 hours	1ml	£75

Note: Sample sent to a reference laboratory denoted by **.

Virology

TEST	CODE	SAMPLE TYPE	TAT	Minimum Sample Volume Required	Price
CMV Antibodies	CMV	SST	4 days	1ml	£75
Hepatitis B Core Antibodies	HBC	SST	4 days	1ml	£50
Hepatitis B Immunity	HBIM	SST	4 days	1ml	£50
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen	HBG	SST	4 days	1ml	£50
Hep C	HCA	SST	4 days	1ml	£90
HIV 1 & 2 / p24Ag	HIV	SST	4 days	1ml	£50
Human Tlymphotropic virus	HTLV	SST	4 days	1ml	£60
Rubella Immunity	RUB	SST	4 days	1ml	£50
Syphilis Antibodies	SYP	SST	4 days	1ml	£60
Toxoplasma Antibodies	TOX	SST	4 days	1ml	£70

Molecular

TEST	CODE	SAMPLE TYPE	TAT	Minimum Sample Volume Required	Price
Chlamydia trachomatis	CGU	FCRU	5 days	10ml	£70
COVID-19 RNA	C19	Swab	5 days	N/A	£160
Hepatitis B Viral load	QNT	SST	5 days	1ml	£250
Hepatitis C Viral load	HCQ	SST	5 days	1ml	£250
Herpes Simplex I/II (HSV)	HSV	SST	5 days	1ml	£80
HIV-1 Viral load	QNT	SST	5 days	1ml	£160
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae	CGU	FCRU	5 days	10ml	£70
Combined Chlamydia trachomatis & Neisseria gonorrhoeae	CGU	FCRU	5 days	10ml	£70

Haematology

TEST	CODE	SAMPLE TYPE	TAT	Minimum Sample Volume Required	Price
**Clotting Profile	CLP	CITRATE	5 days	3ml	£95
**Coagulation Profile	CGP	CITRATE	5 days	3ml	£75
Full Blood Count	FBC	EDTA	4 hours	3ml	£45
**Haemoglobin Electrophoresis	HBE	EDTA	5 days	3ml	£90

Note: Sample sent to a reference laboratory denoted by **.

Microbiology

TEST	CODE	SAMPLE TYPE	TAT	Minimum Sample Volume Required	Price
High vaginal swab (HVS)	FGC	Swab	7 days	N/A	£65
Semen Culture	SPM	Semen	7 days	0.5ml	£45
Urine Culture & Microscopy	UC	MSU	7 days	3ml	£60
Urine Microscopy only	UMM	MSU	7 days	3ml	£45

Note: Sample sent to a reference laboratory denoted by **.

Routine Profiles

Biochemistry

PANEL	TEST	CODE	Samples	TAT	Price
Renal profile	Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Creatinine, Urea, e-GFR	UE	SST	4 hours	£50
Liver function tests	Albumin, Globulin, Total Protein, Alkaline Phosphatase, Alanine Aminotransferase,	LFT	SST	4 hours	£50
	Aspartate Aminotransferase, Ɣ-Glutamyltransferase, Total Bilirubin
Bone profile	Calcium, Albumin, Adjusted Calcium, Phosphate, Alkaline Phosphatase	BNH	SST	4 hours	£110
Iron status profile	Iron, TIBC, UIBC, Ferritin, Transferrin	ISP	SST	4 hours	£85
Lipid Profile	Triglyceride, High Density Lipoproteins, non-HDL-Cholesterol, Cholesterol	LIP	SST	4 hours	£50
Thyroid Profile 1	TSH, FT4	TF1	SST	4 hours	£65
Thyroid Profile 2	TSH, FT4, FT3	TF2	SST	4 hours	£95

Haematology

PANEL	TEST	CODE	Samples	TAT	Price
Thrombotic Risk profile	FBC, Coagulation profile, Antithrombin III, Factor V Leiden (common mutation), Factor II Prothrombin (common mutation), MTHFR gene (common variants), Lupus anticoagulant, Protein C, Free Protein S Ag, Anticardiolipin Abs	TRP	EDTA (x2), SST, Citrate (x3)	5 days**	£650

** Denotes that the sample is sent to a reference laboratory.

Virology

PANEL	TEST	CODE	Samples	TAT	Price
STD	HIV-1 viral load, Hep B viral load, Hep C viral load	STD	EDTA, SST	5 days	£175

Tube Guide

Order of draw	Colour	Recommended Tube type	Clotting	Centrifugation conditions	Code	Inversions	Time	Coagulation
Sodium citrate, plastic	3-4	n/a	2000-2500 g RCF for 10-15 min. at 18-25 °C	Serum with clot activator (silica particles)	5-6	60 min.	1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C	Serum thrombin
Serum	BD RST (serum thrombin with gel)	5-6	5 min.	≤1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C	Serum	BD SST Advanc (serum with gel)	6	30 min.
Heparin	Lithium & sodium heparin	8-10	n/a	BD PSTI (plasma with gel)	8-10	n/a	4000 g RCF for 3 min. or 2000 RCF for 4 min. or alternative centrifugation conditions are available 1300-2000 g RCF for 10 min. or 3000 g RCF for 5 min. at 18-25 °C	4000 g RCF for 3 min. or alternative centrifugation conditions are available 1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C 1300-2000 g RCF for 10 min. or alternative centrifugation conditions are available
Haematology	EDTA	8-10	n/a	1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C	Nucleic acid	PAXgene DNA	8-10	n/a
Crossmatch	Blood banking	8-10	n/a	1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C	PPT	BD PTE (EDTA with gel)	8-10	n/a
Glucose	Glucose	8-10	n/a	1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C	Sodium citrate, ESR, glass	8-10	n/a	n/a
Citrate	ACD	8-10	n/a	n/a	Trace elements with EDTA	8-10	n/a	1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C
Trace elements	Trace elements serum with clot activator (silica particles)	5.6	60 min.	1300 g RCF for 10 min. at 18-25 °C	PBMC	BD GT (Sodium Citrate & Sodium Heparin)	8-10	n/a
Peptides	BD P800	8-10	n/a	Proteins Circulating. cell-free DNA	BD P100	8-10	n/a	PAXgene Blood ccfDNA tube
Nucleic acid	PAXgene Blood RNA tube	8-10	n/a	n/a

Important Mixing Guidelines

All BD Vacutainer tubes require immediate mixing following collection. Insufficient mixing can result in inaccurate test results and the need to redraw. Correct mixing technique is to gently invert (180° and back) each tube the recommended number of times shown in the Recommended inversions column.

Centrifugation acceleration and deceleration time is not included, this must be added to the time stated. For fixed-angle rotors, a longer centrifugation time may be required for the optimal development of the gel barrier.

Sequence for sample taking according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI): Collection of Diagnostic Venous Blood Specimens, 7th Edition, CLSI document GP41-Ed7 (ISBN 1-56238-812-6). Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1400, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-1898 USA, 2017
Platelet-poor plasma (< 10,000 Plt/µL)
BD White Paper VS7228: Performance of BD Vacutainer® SST™ II Advance Tubes at Four and Five Minute Centrifugation Times, 2004
BD White Paper VS7513: Performance of BD Vacutainer® PST™ II PLUS Tubes at Four and Five Minute Centrifugation Times, 2002

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