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PROCAL
Test CodePCT
Alias/See Also
PROCALCITONIN
BILL CODE:409698
BILL CODE:409698
CPT Codes
841145
Preferred Specimen
PLASMA (LI HEPARIN)
Minimum Volume
1 ML
Transport Container
MINT GREEN
Specimen Stability
REF: 48hrs
FRO: 6 months
FRO: 6 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Moderate Hemolysis
Sample not refrigerated immediately.
Sample not refrigerated immediately.
Clinical Significance
Used in the diagnosis of bacteremia and septicemia , renal involvement in urinary tract infection bacterial infection in neutropenic patients, and in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and monitoring of septic shock, systemic secondary infection post-surgery, as well as in severe trauma, burns, and multiorgan failure. Differential diagnosis of bacterial versus viral meningitis. Differential diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial versus viral pneumonia.
Performing Laboratory
LMH - Chemistry x3739 or 3764