5026 Parathyroid Hormone, Intact

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

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
Separate from cells ASAP
EDTA plasma is acceptable sample for PTH but not the calcium component
This test can not be done as add-a-test

Rejection Criteria:

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

83970

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

1016 - CALCIUM

5028 - PTH