Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Calcitonin Build info

Synonyms

  • CALCITONIN
  • HUMAN CALCITONIN
  • THYROCALCITONIN
  • LAB519

Short Name

CALCITONIN

Procedure Master Number

LAB519

Procedure ID

17735

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/ Tube:  Red-top tube(s) or Gold top Tube
Specimen:  0.8 mL serum (minimum volume: 0.4 mL) 
Transport Temperature:  Frozen
 
Note:  This is a strict frozen sample and serum must be separated and frozen immediately.

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Once thawed:
4 hours at Room Temperature
1 day Refrigerated
24 months Frozen. Freeze only once.

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECIA)

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82308

PDM

 5900365

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CALCITONIN CALCITONIN CALCITONIN Calcitonin