Geisinger Medical Laboratories Test Catalog
TBG (THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN) |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3162 Geisinger Epic ID: 17606 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum | |||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
1 mL aliquot of serum; minimum 0.5 mL. | |||||||||||||||||||||
SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge and immediately separate serum specimens from the cells into clean, plastic, screw-capped vial(s). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 1 week. Refrigerated: 1 week. Frozen: 30 days. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limits exceeded. | |||||||||||||||||||||
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Adult Ranges< br />
Females 13.5-30.9 mcg/mL Males 12.7-25.1 mcg/mL Pediatric Ranges mcg/mL 4-6 years 14.8-32.9 mcg/mL 7-8 years 16.3-30.7 mcg/mL 9-10 years 15.8-27.4 mcg/mL 11 years 15.5-27.4 mcg/mL 12 years 14.8-26.2 mcg/mL 13 years 13.8-25.2 mcg/mL 14 years 12.2-25.2 mcg/mL 15 years 10.8-23.8 mcg/mL 16 years 10.0-23.8 mcg/mL 17 years 8.5-23.1 mcg/mL
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CPT code(s): |
84442 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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: |
Thyroxine binding globulin. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Methodology: |
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay |
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Synonyms: |
TBG, thyroid binding globulin Quest test code 4352
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