Test Details
Mnemonic
ACTH
Ordering Code
1004300
CPT-4 Code(s)
82024
Specimen Information
Collect
Lavender EDTA
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate plasma from cells and send 1.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial. CRITICAL FROZEN.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Critical frozen
Rejection Criteria
Hemolyzed, icteric, grossly lipemic, non-frozen plasma samples, serum, heparin plasma
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
<46 pg/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes