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
Fasting Specimen is Preferred
Separate from cells ASAP
Patient should be at complete rest for 30 minutes prior to blood collection 
  Rejection Criteria: Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples 
  Stability: Ambient: 3 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 8 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable 
Methodology: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay 
Performed: Sun-Sat 
Reported: 2-3 Day(s) 
CPT Codes:
83003
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