Parathyroid Hormone Intact
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Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours: 4 hours for serum
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
12-88 pg/mL
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT
83970
Test Alias
PTH