Test Details
Mnemonic
PANC
Ordering Code
3800700
CPT-4 Code(s)
83519
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Patient must fast for 8 hours prior to collection.
Collect
Lavender EDTA
Specimen Preparation
Keep sample cold until centrifugation. Centrifuge, separate and send 3.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial. CRITICAL FROZEN.
Minimum Volume
0.35 mL
Transport Temperature
Critical frozen
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic specimens, Plasma separator tube (PST)
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 90 days
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 90 days
Methodology
Radioimmunoassay
Reference Range
0–19 years: Not established
20–29 years: <228 pg/mL
30–39 years: <249 pg/mL
40–49 years: <270 pg/mL
50–59 years: <291 pg/mL
60–69 years: <312 pg/mL
70–79 years: <332 pg/mL
≥80 years: Not established
20–29 years: <228 pg/mL
30–39 years: <249 pg/mL
40–49 years: <270 pg/mL
50–59 years: <291 pg/mL
60–69 years: <312 pg/mL
70–79 years: <332 pg/mL
≥80 years: Not established
Performing Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes