Test Details
Mnemonic
ACHRB
Ordering Code
3700050
CPT-4 Code(s)
86041
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolysed or grossly lipemic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
Reference Range
≤0.30 nmoL/L - negative
0.31 - 0.49 nmoL/L - equivocal
≥0.50 nmoL/L - positive
0.31 - 0.49 nmoL/L - equivocal
≥0.50 nmoL/L - positive
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes