Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Alpha Subunit, Free

Synonyms

  • ALPHA SUBUNIT
  • ALPSUB ESO
  • LAB10907
  • PITUITARY GLYCOPROTEINS

Cerner Name

Alpha Subunit

Clinical Info

Tumor marker

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1mL serum ( 0.25 mL minimum)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen: 1mL serum ( 0.25 mL minimum)
Transport Temperature: Frozen

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Immunochemiluminometric Assay (ICMA)

Days Performed

One time per week

Performing Laboratory

Esoterix

CPT

83520

PDM

5910035

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ALPHA SUBUNIT ASUBUNIT ALPHA SUBUNIT Alpha Subunit

Result Interpretation

MALES
20 - 44 years:  <0.55 ng/mL
45 - 54 years: < 0.86 ng/mL
55 - 64 years: <1.37 ng/mL
65 - 94 years: < 2.13 ng/mL
FEMALES
20 - 44 years Premenopausal:   < 1.02 ng/mL
45 - 59 years Perimenopsual:    < 2.34 ng/mL
60 - 99 years Postmenapausal: < 3.56 ng/mL

Forms

LAB10907 build edit