C-Peptide CPT
Method(s) | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
Transport | 1 mL serum frozen. ** FROZEN PRIMARY TUBES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE **
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Remarks | Patient should fast 12 hours prior to collection. |
Stability | Ambient and Refrigerated: 3 hours; Frozen: 7 days |
Schedule | Twice weekly M-F |
Billing Code | 1010064 |
CPTCode | 84681 |
Notes | Due to shortened 3 hour refrigerated stability only frozen serum is acceptable. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
0.9 - 7.1 ng/mL |