Test Details
Mnemonic
PHEBF
Ordering Code
1750575
CPT-4 Code(s)
80184
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), grossly lipemic, hemolyzed, and icteric specimens.
Stability
Room temp: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Reference Range
8 - 22 µg/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No