Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Blood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), Quantitative Build info

Synonyms

  • HCG, QUANTITATIVE, PREGNANCY
  • PREGNANT
  • BETA-HCG
  • PREGNANCY TEST
  • GONADOTROPHIN
  • LAB143

Procedure Name

HCG, QUANTITATIVE, PREGNANCY

Procedure Master Number

LAB143

Procedure ID

934

Clinical Info

This assay is intended for the early detection of pregnancy by quantitative determination of the sum of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) plus the hCG β‑subunit in human serum and plasma.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold-top tube
Specimen: 1 mL of serum (0.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum (0.5 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

5 days at 20‑25 °C, 14 days at 2‑8 °C, 12 months at ‑20 °C (± 5 °C)

Methodology

Electochemiluminescence Immunoassay

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

84702

PDM

 5300360

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
HCG QUANTITATIVE, SERUM HCGSERUM MATERNAL HCG hCG Quantitative

Result Interpretation

For pregnancy evaluation the reference values are as follows:
          Negative: ≤ 4 mIU/mL
          Indeterminate: 5 – 25 mIU/mL (suggest repeat testing in 72 hours)
         Positive: > 25 mIU/mL
 
Pregnant Females: See report
 
Note: hCG results of false positive and false negative for pregnancy are rare, but can occur

with this, and other hCG tests. Peri- and post-menopausal females may have mildly elevated

hCG concentrations, usually less than 14 mIU/mL, that are constant over time.

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