Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Green Top (Na Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
Submit
- 0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
- 0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
- 0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
- 0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Separate from cells within 2 hours of collection
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatoqraphy-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 82671
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 93162 - ESTRADIOL, ULTRA
- 93163 - ESTRONE
- 93164 - TOTAL ESTROGENS
Last Updated: May 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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