2187 T3 Total - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

2187 T3 Total

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

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:

84480 - T3 Total

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 98-215 ng/dl

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 3 year(s)	:	48-305 ng/dl
3 - 6 year(s)	:	56-276 ng/dl
6 - 9 year(s)	:	50-258 ng/dl
9 - 12 year(s)	:	144-246 ng/dl
12 - 150 year(s)	:	98-215 ng/dl

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 3 year(s)	:	48-305 ng/dl
3 - 6 year(s)	:	56-276 ng/dl
6 - 9 year(s)	:	50-258 ng/dl
9 - 12 year(s)	:	144-246 ng/dl
12 - 150 year(s)	:	98-215 ng/dl

Serum T3 Total levels decrease with age. The stated reference range applies to the young adult population. Elderly patients have serum T3 RIA levels 10-15% lower than the stated reference range.