Orderable EAP code:

LAB00041

Billable EAP Codes:

80001800 x 1

CPT Codes:

84702 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours
Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

mIU/mL

Specimen Requirements:

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

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Minimum volume 0.5 mL blood in a 1.0 mL GREEN top, lithium heparin tube or 0.5 mL blood in a 1.0 mL RED top tube or SST tube. 

Reference Range:

Birth to 3 months old: Less than 50 mlU/mL.
Premenopausal and nonpregnant: Less than or equal to 5 mIU/mL.
Postmenopausal: Less than 8 mIU/mL.

hCG Ranges during normal pregnancy
Weeks Post Last Menstrual Period	Approx. hCG Range (mIU/mL)
3 up to 4 Weeks	9 to 130
4 up to 5 Weeks	75 to 2600
5 up to 6 Weeks	850 to 20800
6 up to 7 Weeks	4000 to 100200
7 up to 12 Weeks	11500 to 289000
12 up to 16 Weeks	18300 to 137000
16 up to 29 Weeks	1400 to 53000
29 up to 41 Weeks	940 to 60000

Comments:

Not validated for use with CSF.
This test has not been approved for use as a tumor marker in males or females.

Synonyms:

Pregnancy Test
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Serum, Quantitative