Parathyroid Hormone, Intact PTHI
Method(s) | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
Transport | 1 mL serum. Deliver to laboratory promptly or process specimen and freeze aliquot (1.0 mL minimum). |
Remarks | Preferred specimen is collected in the morning after an overnight fast. |
Stability | Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 8 hours, Frozen: 1 month |
Schedule | Daily, except Sundays |
Billing Code | 1010096 |
CPTCode | 83970 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
18.5 - 88.0 pg/mL |