Test Details
Mnemonic
HSTNT
Ordering Code
3400972
CPT-4 Code(s)
84484
Specimen Information
Collect
Green lithium heparin
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge and separate plasma from cells and send 1.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Hemolysis, Grossly lipemic, Grossly icteric, Serum
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ELCIA)
Reference Range
Male: <23 ng/L
Female: <15 ng/L
Female: <15 ng/L
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes