Test Details
Mnemonic
PARGM
Ordering Code
3003500
CPT-4 Code(s)
86747 x 2
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 hemolyzed or lipemic specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: ≤0.90 IV
Equivocal: 0.9 - 1.1 IV
Positive: >1.1 IV
Equivocal: 0.9 - 1.1 IV
Positive: >1.1 IV
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes