Test Details
Mnemonic
ESTM
Ordering Code
3000887
CPT-4 Code(s)
82671
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells 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), plasma, hemolysis, lipemia, icterus
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No