Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Gastrin Build info

Synonyms

  • GASTRIN
  • GASTRINOMA
  • LAB80

Short Name

GASTRIN

Procedure Master Number

LAB80

Procedure ID

808

Clinical Info

Diagnose Zollinger-Ellison (Z-E) syndrome; diagnose gastrinoma. Gastrin >1000 pg/mL with gastric acid hypersecretion
(basal acid secretion >15 mmol/hour in a patient with peptic ulcer who has not had surgery) establishes unequivocally 
the diagnosis of the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.4 Antral G-cell hyperplasia may relate to high gastrin levels and duodenal ulcer.
 

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold top or Red Top Tube
Specimen: 0.5 mL serum (0.3 mL min)
Patient Preparation: The patient must be fasting overnight, 12 to 14 hours.

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

14 Days Frozen
Patient Preparation: The patient must be fasting overnight, 12 to 14 hours.

Methodology

Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)
 

Days Performed

TAT: 3-5 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

82941
 
LOINC Code  2333-3

PDM

 5900160

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
GASTRIN SERUM GASTRIN GASTRIN SERUM Gastrin Serum