HCG Quantitative, Blood

Test Code

1235300316

Alias/See Also

HCGS
HCG

CPT Codes
84702

Preferred Specimen

Serum collected in a gold-top serum separator tube (SST)

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Serum collected in a red-top no additive no-gel tube and transferred to a plastic vial
Plasma collected in a green-top lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST)

Instructions

SST/PST: Spin and do not separate.
Red-top no-gel tube: Spin and separate serum into a plastic transport vial.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Corning Hospital Lab
GMG Laboratory at Towanda
Troy Hospital Lab
Cortland Medical Center Lab

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.