MELATONIN
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  M8914

MGH LIS Test No

  8914

Schedule

  Monday through Friday

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Mayo Labs

QORR Test Code

  M8914

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Lavender Top  

Volume

  3.0 mL

Temperature

  Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Draw blood in a lavender-top tube and send 3.0 mL of EDTA
plasma.  Separate plasma immediately after collection and
freeze in a plastic vial.  Send specimen frozen.

NOTE:
1.  For baseline specimens, patient should be drawn during
     the nightime (2:00-4:00am).
2.  Patient should not be exposed to bright light before or during
     the time of specimen collection.
3.  Patient should not be on any Steriod, ACTH, or Gonadotropin
     medications, if possible, for at least 48 hours prior to collection
     of specimen. 
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
RIA

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
83519

Reference Range
AGE:

1DAY - 3MONTHS          Non-Detectable
4 - 9M                           200 - 950 pg/mL 
1 - 5yrs                         120 - 450 pg/mL
5 - 10yrs                         80 - 200 pg/mL
10 - 12yrs                       50 - 140 pg/mL
12.5 - 14yrs                    50 - 100 pg/mL
15 - 20yrs                       50 -  80 pg/mL
21 - 25yrs                       25 -  75 pg/mL
26 - 60yrs                       10 -  80 pg/mL
61 - 90yrs                        10 - 30 pg/mL

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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