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| 58775:THYROGLOBULIN EVALUATION | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 4/18/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Same day as tested | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 84432 / 86800 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | Note: For interpretive reasons the serum Thyroglobulin level always includes a Thyroglubulin antibody level. One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube, one 4 mL green top tube (heparin), or one 4.5 mL light green top plasma separator tube (PST). |
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| Handling: | Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. If multiple tests are ordered, send separate specimen for this test. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 8 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen at -20° C. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | EDTA plasma. | ||||||||
| Thyroglobulin | Thyroglobulin Antibodies | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0-55 ng/mL | 0-40 IU/mL | ||||||||||||||||||