91399 Osteocalcin - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91399 Osteocalcin

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

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

Submit:

0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 7 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Electro Chemiluminescent Assay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83937 - Osteocalcin

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 11-50 ng/mL

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 9 year(s)	:	66-182 ng/mL
9 - 12 year(s)	:	85-232 ng/mL
12 - 15 year(s)	:	43-237 ng/mL
15 - 17 year(s)	:	43-237 ng/mL
17 - 150 year(s)	:	11-50 ng/mL

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 9 year(s)	:	7-206 ng/mL
9 - 12 year(s)	:	77-262 ng/mL
12 - 15 year(s)	:	33-222 ng/mL
15 - 17 year(s)	:	24-99 ng/mL
17 - 150 year(s)	:	11-50 ng/mL

In patients with renal failure, the osteocalcin result can be elevated, both directly, due to impaired clearance and indirectly, due to renal osteodystrophy.