Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- 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 and 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
- State age and sex of patient.
Rejection Criteria
- EDTA plasma
Stability
Ambient: 5 Day(s); Refrigerated: 7 Day(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 84270
Interpretive Data
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 4 week(s) : 9-60 nmol/L
- 4 week(s) - 1 year(s) : 51-178 nmol/L
- 1 - 3 year(s) : 36-133 nmol/L
- 3 - 6 year(s) : 33-124 nmol/L
- 6 - 9 year(s) : 32-122 nmol/L
- 9 - 12 year(s) : 27-79 nmol/L
- 12 - 15 year(s) : 11-54 nmol/L
- 15 - 18 year(s) : 9-46 nmol/L
- 18 - 150 year(s) : 9-68 nmol/L
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 4 week(s) : 10-43 nmol/L
- 4 week(s) - 1 year(s) : 43-154 nmol/L
- 1 - 3 year(s) : 43-134 nmol/L
- 3 - 6 year(s) : 41-121 nmol/L
- 6 - 9 year(s) : 26-88 nmol/L
- 9 - 12 year(s) : 17-85 nmol/L
- 12 - 15 year(s) : 14-65 nmol/L
- 15 - 18 year(s) : 8-64 nmol/L
- 18 - 150 year(s) : 17-111 nmol/L
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
- 5024 - SEX HB GLOBULIN
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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