2166 FSH - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

2166 FSH

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: 7 Day(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescence

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83001

Interpretive Data:

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 2 year(s)	:	0.10-0.80 mIU/ml
2 - 10 year(s)	:	0.10-0.30 mIU/ml
10 - 18 year(s)	:	0.10-7.50 mIU/ml
18 - 150 year(s)	:	1.00-14.00 mIU/ml

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 2 year(s)	:	0.10-5.90 mIU/ml
2 - 18 year(s)	:	0.10-7.40 mIU/ml
18 - 150 year(s)	:	SEE COMMENT mIU/ml