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GROWTH HORMONE, RANDOM

Test Code
LAB3041035


Preferred Specimen
One red top tube


Patient Preparation
Fasting preferred. Patient should be at rest prior to collection.

Minimum Volume
1 mL blood


Other Acceptable Specimens
One Gold top tube


Instructions
Place on ice immediately after collection. Take to lab immediately. Sample must be centrifuged within one hour of collection.Serum/plasma (red top tube) must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation.


Transport Temperature
Frozen


Specimen Stability
Refrigerated 2-8 °C 7 days
Frozen -20°C  2 months


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Ambient storage unacceptable. Specimen not received on ice.


Methodology
Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay ECLIA

Setup Schedule
Monday-Friday


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.