ALPHA-SUBUNIT PITUITARY TUMOR MARKER, SERUM
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  A8584

MGH LIS Test No

  8584

Schedule

  Tuesday

Testing Time

  2 days

Testing Lab

  Mayo Labs

QORR Test Code

  A8584

Specimen Info

Type

     

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Draw blood in either a plain, red-top tube or an SST tube. Spin down 
and send 1.0 mL of serum frozen in plastic vial on dry ice. 
Refrigerated specimens are acceptable if received within 72 hours 
from time of draw.      
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Immunochemiluminescent assay (ICMA)

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
83520

Reference Range

Pediatric:
< or =5 days:                                       < or =50 ng/mL
5 Days - < 3 Months                             < or =10 ng/mL   
3 months - < 2 Years                            < or =1.2 ng/mL                  
2 Years - puberty onset                        < or =1.2 ng/mL                                                                   
Tanner II-IV                                         < or =1.2 ng/mL                               
Adults:
Males                                                   < or =0.5 ng/mL                                                                          
Premenopausal females                      < or =1.2 ng/mL
Postmenopausal females                     < or =1.8 ng/mL 

    

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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