Test Details
Mnemonic
PNE23
Ordering Code
3803100
CPT-4 Code(s)
86317 x 23
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate and send 0.5 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 21 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 21 days
Methodology
Microsphere Photometry
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes