Test Details
Mnemonic
TGFBP
Ordering Code
3600019
CPT-4 Code(s)
83520
Specimen Information
Collect
Green lithium heparin
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection and send 1.0 mL plasma frozen in a screw-capped plastic vial. CRITICAL FROZEN.
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Transport Temperature
Critical frozen
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, heat-inactivated specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 30 minutes
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Quantitative Multiplex Bead Assay
Reference Range
463 - 5423 pg/mL
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes