Additional Information:
Epic order code: LAB4800
CPT Code(s):
86200
Specimen Requirements:
Collect at least 1.0 mL of blood in a gold-top/serum-separating tube (SST). Spin-down and separate the specimen within 45 minutes.
- Required Volume: 1.0 mL blood
- Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL serum
- Rejection: Lipemic/Grossly hemolyzed/Icteric samples
- Storage Temperature:
- Refrigerated: 2 – 8º C (up to 7 days)
- Frozen: -20º C (up to 12 months)
Methodology:
Solid-phase, two-cycle sequential chemiluminescent immunometric assay
Reported:
3 – 5 days
Reference Values:
- Reactive: > 4.000 U/mL
- Non-Reactive: < 4.000 U/mL