- 2003
T4 TOTAL
Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Green Top (Na Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- For patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (>5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
- Minimize air exposure
- Separate from cells ASAP
Stability
Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 84436
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : 4.50-11.70 ug/dL
Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may interfere with this test and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may interfere with this test and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Components
- 2003 - T4 TOTAL
Last Updated: October 13, 2024 @ 9:13 am
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