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HCG, Qual Serum

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Also Acceptable:
  • One Red Top

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
  • Avoid Repeated Freeze/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.

Rejection Criteria

  • Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Chromatographic Immunoassay

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 84703

Interpretive Data

General Reference Range : negative
HCG QUAL NEGATIVE cutoff at 10 mIU/ml.

Components

  • 2130 - HCG, QUAL
Last Updated: November 20, 2024 @ 10:13 am

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