Thyroglobulin and Antibody
Abbrev Code: | TGABY | ||
Order Code: | LAB3768 | Order Name: | Thyroglobulin and Antibody |
Synonyms: | Thyroid; TGABY | ||
Methodology: | Radioimmunoassay; immunometric assay | ||
CPT Codes: | 84432 x1, 86800 x1 | ||
Test Includes: | Thyroglobulin and thyroglobulin antibody | ||
Turnaround Time: | Specimens are sent to reference laboratory Mon-Fri; results are reported within 10 days. |
Collection Instructions
Specimen: | Blood or Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA) |
Optimal Volume: | 6 mL blood; 1 mL Fine Needle Aspirate |
Minimum\Peds Volume: | 4.2 mL blood; 0.8 mL Fine Needle Aspirate |
Container: | Red (no gel) Alternate Containers: See Collection Instructions, Red or gold (gel) |
Collection Instructions: | Alternate special container available from laboratory = fine needle aspiration (FNA) washout. |
Causes for Rejection: | Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens. |
Processing and Shipping
Specimen Processing: | Centrifuge and aliquot 3 mL, 2 mL minimum serum within 2 hours of collection. Store in refrigerator. 1 mL FNA saline washout. Store frozen. |
Shipping Instructions: | Ship serum at refrigerated temperature. Ship FNA frozen. |
Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Lab Sendouts (University of Southern California) |
Referral Lab number: | TG/TGAB |
Interpretive
Reference Range: |
By report.
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