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Troponin I
MessageMUST BE DRAWN AT THE MAIN LAB CHOMP
Test Code
LAB747
Alias/See Also
RTROP
TROP
TROP
CPT Codes
84484
Preferred Specimen
Heparinized plasma (preferred) or serum (SST)
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL plasma or serum
Specimen Stability
Centrifuge within 2 hours, refrigerate within 8 hours, stable 3 days refrigerated
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Grossly hemolyzed
Methodology
Immunometric immunoassay
Setup Schedule
STAT
Report Available
Within 50 minutes.
Reference Range
<=0.040 ng/mL
Clinical Significance