Test Details

Mnemonic

TGFB

Ordering Code

3624080

CPT-4 Code(s)

83520

Specimen Information

Collect

Serum separator tube (SST)

Specimen Preparation

Centrifuge, remove serum from cells ASAP or within two hours of collection and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial. CRITICAL FROZEN.
Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests ordered.

Alternate Specimen

Serum: Red top

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL

Transport Temperature

Critical frozen

Rejection Criteria

Contaminated, severely hemolyzed, heat-inactivated or grossly lipemic specimens

Stability

Room temperature: 30 minutes
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 60 days

Methodology

Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Reference Range

16542 - 50426 pg/mL
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Performing Laboratory

ARUP Reference Laboratory
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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