Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Blue Top (Na Citrate)
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
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
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
- 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.
- Separate from cells ASAP
Rejection Criteria
- Hemolyzed specimens
Stability
Ambient: 4 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 83525
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : See Comment uIU/ml
Reference Range for Random Insulin not established. For reference, fasting insulin normal range is 2.6-24.9 uIU/ml.
Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere 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.
Reference Range for Random Insulin not established. For reference, fasting insulin normal range is 2.6-24.9 uIU/ml.
Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere 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
- 2228 - INSULIN, RANDOM
Last Updated: May 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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