Parathyroid Hormone, Intraoperative PTHIO
Method(s) | Enzyme Immunoassay |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 3 mL lavender (EDTA) top tube. |
Transport | Deliver to laboratory promptly. |
Stability | Refrigerated: 8 hours; Frozen: 2 months |
Schedule | Mon-Fri, for scheduled surgeries |
Billing Code | 1010446 |
CPTCode | 83970 |
Notes | To be used ONLY at hospitals during parathyroidectomy surgery. Results cannot be used interchangeably with our regular PTH assay. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
12.0 - 65.0 pg/mL |