Specimen:

Serum

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Adult preferred minimum:     0.5 mL serum
Adult absolute minimum:      0.2 mL serum
Pediatric absolute minimum:  0.2 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Hemolyzed, lipemic or ambient specimens.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after
collection period is completed.

Analytic Time:

2 weeks

Reference Range:

Males
Less than 3 years:  No range established
 3-9 years:         Less than 162 pg/mL
10-13 years:        42-339 pg/mL
14-17 years:        68-300 pg/mL
18 years or older:  Less than 305 pg/mL

Females
Less than 3 years:  No range established
 3-9 years:         Less than 30 pg/mL
10-13 years:        Less than 93 pg/mL
14-17 years:        Less than 140 pg/mL
Pre-menopausal:     Less than 255 pg/mL
Post-menopausal:    Less than 30 pg/mL

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

CPT Code:

83520