91516 C-Telopeptide, Beta-Cross-Linked

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)

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:

Critical Frozen
In patients recieving therapy with high biotin doses (greater than 5 mg/day), no sample should be taken until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.

Rejection Criteria:

Hemolyzed specimens

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 8 Hour(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Electro Chemiluminescent Assay

Performed:

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82523

Interpretive Data:

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 6 month(s)	:	Not Est. pg/mL
6 month(s) - 7 year(s)	:	500-1700 pg/mL
7 - 9 year(s)	:	522-1682 pg/mL
9 - 12 year(s)	:	553-2071 pg/mL
12 - 15 year(s)	:	485-2468 pg/mL
15 - 17 year(s)	:	276-1546 pg/mL
17 - 29 year(s)	:	87-1200 pg/mL
29 - 39 year(s)	:	70-780 pg/mL
39 - 49 year(s)	:	60-700 pg/mL
49 - 69 year(s)	:	87-345 pg/mL
69 - 150 year(s)	:	80-1050 pg/mL

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 6 month(s)	:	Not Est. pg/mL
6 month(s) - 7 year(s)	:	500-1800 pg/mL
7 - 9 year(s)	:	566-1690 pg/mL
9 - 12 year(s)	:	503-2077 pg/mL
12 - 15 year(s)	:	160-1590 pg/mL
15 - 17 year(s)	:	167-933 pg/mL
17 - 29 year(s)	:	64-640 pg/mL
29 - 39 year(s)	:	60-650 pg/mL
39 - 49 year(s)	:	40-465 pg/mL
49 - 150 year(s)	:	104-1008 pg/mL