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Beta-hCG, Serum Qualitative
Test Code2500
Alias/See Also
HCG Qual; Pregnancy test, serum qual; Qualitative Pregnancy Test, Serum (Beta-hCG, Serum Qualitative); hCG, Serum Qualitative (Beta-hCG, Serum Qualitative); Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Serum Qualitative (Beta-hCG, Serum Qualitative)
Preferred Specimen
One 4 mL serum separator tube.
Minimum Volume
1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an PMC Standard Transport Tube.
Transport Temperature
1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an PMC Standard Transport Tube.
Specimen Stability
After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: 2 months (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Plasma. Specimens subjected to multiple freeze/thaw cycles.
Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat
Report Available
Within 24 hours
Limitations
Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
