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SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3053 Geisinger Epic ID: 35862 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma or serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
2 mL plasma or serum; minimum 0.5 mL. | |
Patient preparation: |
For patients receiving high biotin doses, wait until 8 hours after last dose. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Allow serum to clot. Centrifuge to separate serum or plasma within 2 hours of collection. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred) or frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 5 days. Refrigerated: 1 week. Frozen: 1 year. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Males 12-91 nmol/L Females 17-176 nmol/L |
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CPT code(s): |
84270 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) | |
Methodology: |
Electrochemiluminescence |
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Synonyms: |
SHBGG
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Doctoral Director(s:) |
Hoi-Ying Elsie Yu, PhD, DABCC Sheng-Ying (Margaret) Lo, PhD, DABCC |
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| Review Date: | 12/14/2022 | |