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