The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Pregnancy Test, Qualitative
Order Code: SPGPOC
Epic Lab Code: LAB1148
Order Form: A-1a General Lab or Epic Req 		  Chemistry
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Plasma
Collection Medium:
Plasma separator tube 


Minimum:


5 ml


Testing Schedule:


24 hrs/day, 7 days a week, including holidays.


Analytic Time:


50 minutes


Reference Range:


Positive = pregnant;  negative = not pregnant
Positive if over 10 mIU/mL


Methodology:


Electrochemiluminoscent Immunoassay


CPT Code:


84703


 


See also:
Chorionic Gonadotropin, Total, Human, Quantitative (hCG), Plasma




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Updated: 04/28/2009

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