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
- 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
- State Age
Rejection Criteria
- Heat inactivated
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 7 Day(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 82785
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : 0-100 IU/ml
Male Reference Ranges
Female Reference Ranges
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.
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 3 month(s) : 0-1.5 IU/ml
- 3 month(s) - 1 year(s) : 0-15 IU/ml
- 1 - 6 year(s) : 0-60 IU/ml
- 6 - 10 year(s) : 0-90 IU/ml
- 10 - 16 year(s) : 0-200 IU/ml
- 16 - 150 year(s) : 0-100 IU/ml
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 3 month(s) : 0-1.5 IU/ml
- 3 month(s) - 1 year(s) : 0-15 IU/ml
- 1 - 6 year(s) : 0-60 IU/ml
- 6 - 10 year(s) : 0-90 IU/ml
- 10 - 16 year(s) : 0-200 IU/ml
- 16 - 150 year(s) : 0-100 IU/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
- 2274 - IMMUNOGLOBULIN E
Last Updated: November 6, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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