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TSH, High Sensitivity, Dilution
MessageLab only orderable
Test Code
#TSHDIL - SQL
Alias/See Also
SQL 907329
CPT Codes
84443x4
Preferred Specimen
1.5 mL serum from a serum separator tube (SST)
Patient Preparation
The patient need not be fasting, and no special preparations are necessary.
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL serum from a serum separator tube (SST)
Other Acceptable Specimens
1.5 mL serum from a plain (red top) tube
Instructions
Centrifuge as soon as possible after clot formation.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Ambient: Not acceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Heat activated samples
Samples stabilized with azide
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay (ECLIA)
FDA Status
FDA Approved
Setup Schedule
Days, Evenings & Nights Monday through Sunday
Report Available
1-3 days from reciept at SQL
Reference Range
Not established
Performing Laboratory
Sonora Quest Laboratories
424 S. 56th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
