Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Calcitonin

Synonyms

  • CALCITONIN
  • HUMAN CALCITONIN
  • LAB519
  • THYROCALCITONIN

Cerner Name

CALCTN

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

0.8 mL serum (minimum volume: 0.4 mL)

Container

Gold Top

Collection Instructions

Submit only 1 of the following specimens: 
Serum
Container/ Tube:  Gold top Tube
Specimen:  0.8 mL serum (minimum volume: 0.4 mL) 

Plasma
Container/Tube:  Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) Tube
Specimen:  0.8 mL of lithium heparin plasma (minimum volume: 0.4 mL) 

Transport Temperature:  Refrigerated

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

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

Result Interpretation

Males:  <14.4 pg/mL
Females:  <7.7 pg/mL

Forms
LAB519 build edit