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Accreditations

Specimen Collection

Additional Information

Specimen Collection and Transportation from Billings Clinic Main Campus

Specimen Collection and Transportation from Regional and Reference Clients

 

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code Billings Clinic: 4844 Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Intact No Reflex, Serum

Important Note

Results from patients taking biotin supplements or receiving high-dose biotin therapy should be interpreted with caution due to possible interference with this test.

Performing Laboratory

Billings Clinic Laboratory: Chemistry

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Specimen Requirements

  • Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s).
  • Spin down
  • Send 1 mL of serum frozen in plastic vial.

 

Storage/Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated 8 hours
  Frozen (preferred) 1 month
  Ambient 8 hours

Reject Due To

  • Serum specimens frozen and thawed more than once
  • Gross Hemolysis

Reference Values

18.5 - 88.0 pg/mL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83970 - Parathormone (parathyroid hormone)

LOINC Code Information

Reporting Name LOINC Code
PTH Intact, Blood 2731-8