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Reporting Title
Intraoperative PTH
Methodology
Two-site Sandwich Assay
| Profile Information: | |
| PTH-Baseline | Second Post Excision PTH/Post % Reduction |
| PTH-Post Isolation | Third Post Excision PTH/Post % Reduction |
| PTH-Baseline or Post Isolation for Calculation | Fourth Post Excision PTH/Post % Reduction |
| First Post Excision PTH/Post % Reductuion | Fifth Post Excision PTH/Post % Reduction |
Performing Laboratory
Rice Memorial Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: EDTA
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Minimum volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Specimens will be collected by surgeon and transported to lab on a STAT basis.
Additional Information: Grossly hemolyzed samples are not acceptable.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated ≤3 days/Ambient ≤8 hours/Frozen ≤8 months
Reference Values
PTH Baseline: 14-72 pg/mL
An interpretive report will be provided.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Friday
CPT Coding
83970-per each PTH assayed