Orderable EAP code:

LAB00037

Billable EAP Codes:

80001793 x 1

CPT Codes:

84478 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours

Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

mg/dL

Specimen Requirements:

4 mL blood in a GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL in a 1.0 mL GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Reference Range:

Normal: Up to 150 mg/dL

Borderline high: 150 to 199 mg/dL

High: 200 to 499 mg/dL

Very high: 500 mg/dL and greater

Synonyms:

Trig

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00516

Billable EAP Codes:

80001416 x 1

CPT Codes:

84466 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours

Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

mg/dL

Related Links:

Core Laboratory

Specimen Requirements:

4 mL blood in a GREEN top lithium heparin tube. Fasting specimen preferred. Send to Lab ASAP.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a 1 mL GREEN top lithium heparin tube. Fasting specimen preferred. Send to Lab ASAP.

Reference Range:

200 to 400 mg/dL

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00639 (peak), LAB00632 (random), LAB00631 (trough)

Billable EAP Codes:

80001679 x 1 (peak) 80001678 x 1 (random) 80001677 x 1 (trough)

CPT Codes:

80200 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours

Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

mcg/mL

Critical Values:

Peak: greater than or equal to 12 micrograms/mL

Trough: greater than or equal to 2 micrograms/mL

Random: greater than or equal to 12 micrograms/mL

Specimen Requirements:

4 mL blood in a GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Peak: Sample should be collected 30 minutes following completion of infusion.

Trough: Sample should be collected 5-90 minutes prior to next infusion.

Do not collect into tubes that contain gel separator.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.6 mL blood in a 1.0 mL GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Peak: Sample should be collected 30 minutes following completion of infusion.

Trough: Sample should be collected 5-90 minutes prior to next infusion.

Do not collect into tubes that contain gel separator.

Reference Range:

Peak: 5 to 8 micrograms/mL

Trough: less than 2 micrograms/mL

Random: 0.6 to 8.0 micrograms/mL

Synonyms:

Nebcin

Peak

Random

Trough

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00153

Billable EAP Codes:

80002053 x 1

CPT Codes:

84439 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours

Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

ng/dL

Specimen Requirements:

4 ml blood in a GREEN top, lithium heparin tube or in a RED top tube.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL in a 1.0 mL GREEN top, lithium heparin tube or in a RED top tube.

Reference Range:

0.6 to 1.2 ng/dL

Synonyms:

Free T4

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00122

Billable EAP Codes:

80002045 x 1

CPT Codes:

84443 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours

Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

mIU/L

Specimen Requirements:

4 mL blood in a GREEN top, lithium heparin tube or RED top tube

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL in a 1.0 mL GREEN top, lithium heparin tube or RED top tube.

Reference Range:

Comments:

TSH reference ranges are influenced by a variety of environmental influences, age, gender and ethnicity. The supplied reference limits are based on published values utilizing a similar TSH assay and should be interpreted with caution.

Synonyms:

3rd Generation TSH

Third Generation TSH

TSH

Ultrasensitive TSH

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00233

Billable EAP Codes:

80001822 x 1

CPT Codes:

85670 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours

Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

Seconds

Specimen Requirements:

4.5 mL blood in a BLUE top tube, 3.2% sodium citrate. Tubes must be full (see comments below).

Specimen stability: 4 hours at room temperature.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Add blood to the 1.3 mL mark of a Pediatric BLUE top tube, 3.2% sodium citrate.

Specimen stability: 4 hours at room temperature.

Reference Range:

10.3 to 16.6 seconds.

Comments:

Draw volume is critical due to the liquid anticoagulant. Allow tubes to fill by vacuum.

• Tubes with rubber stopper: fill to line on label.
• Tubes with plastic (Hemogard) cap: the fill level is above the top of the label.
• Syringe: do not remove the vacutainer stopper. Insert the needle through the stopper and allow the tube to fill by vacuum. Do not overfill the vacutainer.
• Pediatric tubes have no vacuum. Remove the cap and add blood to the 1.3 mL mark. Do not overfill.

Synonyms:

Coags

TT

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00287

Billable EAP Codes:

80002112 x 1

CPT Codes:

80197 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 1 day

Test Schedule:

7 days a week

Units:

ng/mL

Specimen Requirements:

3 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube (EDTA); redraw if specimen clotted. 

Specimen is stable for up to 7 days refrigerated (2 to 8 °C). If testing is delayed more than 7 days, store frozen at -20 °C or less.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube (EDTA); redraw if specimen clotted.

Specimen is stable for up to 7 days refrigerated (2 to 8 °C). If testing is delayed more than 7 days, store frozen at -20 °C or less.

Reference Range:

Therapeutic range: 5 -15 ng/mL

Comments:

Test performed by immunoassay using Siemens Dimension EXL 200.

Samples for analysis of Tacrolimus should be collected 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to the next dose so that the measured concentration of drug represents trough level. Some other factors influencing therapeutic range, dose administered, and result interpretation include time since transplantation, the organ transplanted, co-administration of other immunosuppressants and interaction with other drugs that may increase or decrease Tacrolimus concentrations.

Synonyms:

FK506 (Tacrolimus), Whole Blood
TAC

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00693

Billable EAP Codes:

80001838 x 1

CPT Codes:

89060 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 4 Hours

Urgent: 2 Hours

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Specimen Requirements:

3 mL synovial fluid in a LAVENDER top tube.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

1 mL synovial fluid in a 3 mL LAVENDER top tube.

Reference Range:

Negative

Orderable EAP code:

LAB100892

Billable EAP Codes:

80001837 x 1 80001838 x 1

CPT Codes:

89051 x 1 89060 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 4 Hours

Urgent: 2 Hours

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Critical Values:

WBC: greater than or equal to 25,000/cu mm; Intracellular Bacteria; Malignant Cells; Atypical Cells if no previous.

Specimen Requirements:

1 mL synovial fluid in a LAVENDER top tube.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

1 mL synovial fluid in a 3 mL LAVENDER top tube.

Reference Range:

Crystals = Negative

WBC greater than 200 cu mm

Neutrophils greater than 25%

Comments:

Includes cell count and diff, and crystals. Clotted specimens are unacceptable for cell count and differential.

Orderable EAP code:

LAB102565

Billable EAP Codes:

80001830 x 1

CPT Codes:

87880 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 4 Hours

Urgent: 2 Hours

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Specimen Requirements:

Throat swab.

Reference Range:

Negative

Comments:

Throat swab should be collected on rayon or dacron plastic shaft swabs using standard procedures. Swab should be transported to the laboratory, either dry or in a liquid transport system containing modified Stuarts medium or Amies liquid transport medium.Green or white-capped flocked swabs in Liquid Amies Transport Medium are acceptable.

Red-capped swab with Universal Viral Transport Media is not acceptable. Calcium alginate swabs, swabs with wooden shafts, and swabs with cotton tips are not acceptable. Semi-solid transport media or media containing charcoal can not be used.

Negative results on patients 15 years old and younger will reflex to a throat culture for confirmation.

Synonyms:

Group A Strep, Rapid Strep Test, Strep Screen