Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . 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.
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Chromatographic Immunoassay
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 84703
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : negative
HCG QUAL NEGATIVE cutoff at 10 mIU/ml.
HCG QUAL NEGATIVE cutoff at 10 mIU/ml.
Components
- 2130 - HCG, QUAL
Last Updated: May 19, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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