5026 Parathyroid Hormone, Intact

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

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

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

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Fasting Specimen is Preferred
Keep Specimen Refrigerated During Collection
Separate from cells ASAP
EDTA plasma is acceptable sample for PTH but not the calcium component

Rejection Criteria:

Collection tube not properly filled
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 8 Hour(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay; Immunoassay

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82310 - Calcium

83970 - Parathormone

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

1016 - CALCIUM

5028 - PTH