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.
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: November 20, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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