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ACTH

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable:
  • One Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
  • Critical Frozen
  • 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.
  • Draw in a chilled tube, spin immediately, separate and freeze in a plastic tube.

Rejection Criteria

  • Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
  • Specimen not submitted frozen

Stability

Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 3 Hour(s); Frozen: 10 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Electrochemiluminescence

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 82024

Interpretive Data

General Reference Range : 7.2-63.3 pg/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

  • 5016 - ACTH
Last Updated: December 11, 2024 @ 10:13 am

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