Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Gastrin

Synonyms

  • GASTRIN
  • GASTRINOMA
  • LAB80

Cerner Name

Gastrin Serum

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

Specimen Volume

0.5 mL serum (0.3 mL min)

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

Result Interpretation

Pediatric1-3 and adults:
• 0 to 1 month: 69−190 pg/mL
• 2 to 22 months: 55−186 pg/mL
• 22 months to 16 years:
− Fasting 3 to 4 hours: 2−168 pg/mL
− Fasting 5 to 6 hours: 3−117 pg/mL
− Fasting >8 hours: 1−125 pg/mL
• Older than 16 years: 0−115 pg/mL

Forms
LAB80 build edit