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Anniversary Male Panel (Client Cenegenics)
Test Code9699CS
CPT Codes
80076, 82310, 82435, 82565, 82947, 82977, 83540, 83615, 83735, 84100, 84132, 84295, 84520, 84550<br>***RESTRICTED USE***This code is available to client 55838 only.
Preferred Specimen
17 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel) and
3 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) and
10 mL random urine collected in a Urinalysis transport tube (yellow-top, blue fill line, preservative tube) and
2 mL serum collected in a serum separator tube SST (red-top)
3 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) and
10 mL random urine collected in a Urinalysis transport tube (yellow-top, blue fill line, preservative tube) and
2 mL serum collected in a serum separator tube SST (red-top)
Patient Preparation
Specimen collection after fluorescein dye angiography should be delayed for at least 3 days. For patients on hemodialysis, specimen collection should be delayed for 2 weeks. According to the assay manufacturer Siemens: Samples containing fluorescein can produce falsely depressed values when tested with the ADVIA Centaur TSH3 Ultra assay.
Minimum Volume
Serum (SST): 1.5 mL
Random urine: 1 mL
Whole blood: 1.5 mL
Serum (no gel): 8.5 mL
Random urine: 1 mL
Whole blood: 1.5 mL
Serum (no gel): 8.5 mL
Instructions
Whole blood from full EDTA (lavender-top) tube. See individual assays.
Transport Temperature
Serum: Refrigerated (cold packs)
Whole blood/Random urine: Room temperature
Whole blood/Random urine: Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Serum (no gel)
Room temperature: 8 Hours
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Frozen: 14 Days
Whole blood
Room temperature: 48 Hours
Refrigerated: 48 Hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Random urine
Room temperature: 72 Hours
Refrigerated: 72 Hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Serum SST
Room temperature: 72 Hours
Refrigerated: 5 Days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Room temperature: 8 Hours
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Frozen: 14 Days
Whole blood
Room temperature: 48 Hours
Refrigerated: 48 Hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Random urine
Room temperature: 72 Hours
Refrigerated: 72 Hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Serum SST
Room temperature: 72 Hours
Refrigerated: 5 Days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
See individual assays
Methodology
See indiidual assays
Setup Schedule
See individual assays
Clinical Significance
See Individual assays.
