Test Details
Mnemonic
TESBQ
Ordering Code
3422000
CPT-4 Code(s)
84403, 84270, 82040
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 4.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum separator tube (SST)
Minimum Volume
3.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 60 days
Methodology
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Calculation, Spectrophotometry, Immunochemiluminescent Assay
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes