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C-PEPTIDE

Test Code
LAB3041025


CPT Codes
84681

Preferred Specimen
One 6 mL red top tube
 


Minimum Volume
1 mL blood


Instructions
Sample must be centrifuged within one hour of collection. Serum/plasma must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation.
Required for Testing: 0.5 mL serum


Transport Temperature
Frozen


Specimen Stability
Refrigerated:   2-8 °C 10 days
Frozen: -20°C 30 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Lavender top tubes or grey top tubes


Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay  ECLIA

Setup Schedule
Monday-Friday


Reference Range
1.4-6.8 ng/mL


Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.




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.