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Parathyroid Hormone Intact, WITHOUT Calcium
MessageDraw sites requiring courier transport please separate and send serum frozen.
Test Code
PTHINC - NOCO
CPT Codes
83970
Preferred Specimen
2.0 mL from SST
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
2.0 mL from Red Top - Separated
Additional Acceptable Specimens for Mckee Medical Center Only:
2.0 mL plasma from EDTA lavender top
Additional Acceptable Specimens for Mckee Medical Center Only:
2.0 mL plasma from EDTA lavender top
Transport Temperature
Serum - Frozen
Specimen Stability
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
Serum SST | Frozen | 30 day – Preferred for specimens requiring courier transport. |
Serum SST or Red Top – Separated* |
Ambient | 4 hours |
Serum SST or Red Top – Separated* |
Refrigerate | 8 hours |
*Centrifuge and aliquot into a plastic vial.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis
NCMC only: LiHep and EDTA plasma
NCMC only: LiHep and EDTA plasma
Methodology
Two-site sandwich immunoassay using direct chemiluminometric technology
Setup Schedule
Monday through Sunday; Continuously
Report Available
Same day
Reference Range
15 - 65 pg/mL
Performing Laboratory
McKee Medical Center Laboratory
North Colorado Medical Center Laboratory