91248 Growth Hormone

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Separate from cells ASAP

Stability:

Ambient: 3 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83003 - Growth Hormone

Interpretive Data:

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 6 year(s)	:	0.10-8.80 ng/mL
6 - 17 year(s)	:	0.03-14.90 ng/mL
17 - 150 year(s)	:	0.01-1.00 ng/mL

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 6 year(s)	:	0.10-8.80 ng/mL
6 - 17 year(s)	:	0.06-23.80 ng/mL
17 - 150 year(s)	:	0.03-10.00 ng/mL