2090 TSH, 3rd Generation

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 5 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescence

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

84443

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 0.30-4.5 uIU/ml

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 1 year(s)	:	0.40-8.6 uIU/ml
1 - 2 year(s)	:	0.36-7.6 uIU/ml
2 - 4 year(s)	:	0.33-6.7 uIU/ml
4 - 5 year(s)	:	0.34-6.1 uIU/ml
5 - 6 year(s)	:	0.34-6.0 uIU/ml
6 - 7 year(s)	:	0.35-5.8 uIU/ml
7 - 8 year(s)	:	0.35-5.7 uIU/ml
8 - 9 year(s)	:	0.35-5.6 uIU/ml
9 - 11 year(s)	:	0.36-5.5 uIU/ml
11 - 12 year(s)	:	0.36-5.4 uIU/ml
12 - 150 year(s)	:	0.30-4.5 uIU/ml

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 1 year(s)	:	0.40-8.6 uIU/ml
1 - 2 year(s)	:	0.36-7.6 uIU/ml
2 - 4 year(s)	:	0.33-6.7 uIU/ml
4 - 5 year(s)	:	0.34-6.1 uIU/ml
5 - 6 year(s)	:	0.34-6.0 uIU/ml
6 - 7 year(s)	:	0.35-5.8 uIU/ml
7 - 8 year(s)	:	0.35-5.7 uIU/ml
8 - 9 year(s)	:	0.35-5.6 uIU/ml
9 - 11 year(s)	:	0.36-5.5 uIU/ml
11 - 12 year(s)	:	0.36-5.4 uIU/ml
12 - 150 year(s)	:	0.30-4.5 uIU/ml