17-Hydroxypregnenolone 17HYD
Method(s) | Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry | |||||||
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Specimen Required | ||||||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: one plain red, one lavender (EDTA), one pink (K2EDTA) or one green (sodium or lithium heparin) top tube. |
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Transport | Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer two 0.5 mL serum or plasma to 2 aliquot tubes and freeze immediately. (Min: 0.25 mL/container) | |||||||
Remarks | CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered. Serum or plasma should be separated from cells and frozen immediately after collection. |
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Stability | Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 6 months | |||||||
Unacceptable Conditions | Ambient and refrigerated specimens. | |||||||
Schedule | Mon - Fri | |||||||
Billing Code | 5010689 | |||||||
CPTCode | 84143 | |||||||
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