CALCITONIN
Calcitonin
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3286
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Patient Preparation:
Patient should be fasting.
Container Type:
Plain red top or serum gel tube
Specimen Type:
Serum
Preferred Volume:
1 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.4 mL
Specimen Processing:
1. Centrifuge and transfer the serum to a plastic screw cap transport tube.
2. Freeze immediately and maintain frozen until tested.
3. Do not allow the specimen to thaw in transport.
4. To avoid delays in turn around time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Store and Transport:
Frozen
Stability:
Frozen - 90 days
Refrigerated - unstable
Room temperature - unstable
Unacceptable Condition:
Specimens that are grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, not received frozen, or are plasma will be rejected.
CPT Codes:
82308 - Calcitonin (EAP 30020932)
Method:
Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)