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Comprehensive Thyroglobulin
MessageTesting is performed at Esoterix Endocrinology Laboratory: ES#500316
Test Code
500540
Alias/See Also
Bacterial Antigens for Meningitis, CSF; Cerebrospinal Fluid Agglutination Test for Bacterial Antigens (CSF, Serum, Urine)
CPT Codes
84432, 86800
Preferred Specimen
Serum
Minimum Volume
2 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
Instructions
Transfer specimen to plastic transport tube before freezing. Serum must be separated from cells within 45 minutes of venipuncture. Send serum in a plastic transport tube.
Transport Container
Gel-barrier tube or red-top tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerate Stability: Room Temperature up to 3 days Refrigerated up to 14 days Frozen up to 3.79 years Freeze/thaw cycle: Stable x2
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Inadequate quantity; inappropriate transport device; hemolysis; lipemia; gross bacterial contamination; improper labeling; specimen received after prolonged delay (usually more than 72 hours)
Methodology
Immunochemiluminometric (ICMA) or double antibody radioimmunoassay (RIA) when anti-Tg autoantibodies are present
Setup Schedule
Tg-ICMA = 4-6 days, Tg-RIA = 8-10 days
