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THIOCYANATE |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3149 Geisinger Epic ID: 26813 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum or plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
3 mL aliquot of serum or plasma; minimum 1.5 mL. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma specimens from the cells into clean, plastic, screw-capped vial(s). | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred) or frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 3 days. Refrigerated: 14 days. Frozen: 1 month. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Unexposed nonsmokers < 5 mg/L Unexposed smokers 4-5 mg/L Potentially toxic: > 20 mg/L |
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CPT code(s): |
84430 | |
| 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: |
Thiocyanate. | |
Methodology: |
Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric) |
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Synonyms: |
THIOC, Sulphocyanate Quest test code 87989
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