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Test Code LAB4025 BHCG QUALITATIVE, BLOOD

Important Note

Northern campuses can NOT share this test with other tubes or add it on.

This test is validated for Females only.  Not to be ordered on males.

Males should have a BHCG Quantitative performed.

Additional Codes

Internal: 10460

External: HCGQUAL

Beaker: LAB4025

PERFORMED AT

SBH LABORATORY
SRH LABORATORY
SMH LABORATORY
SPH LABORATORY
HDH LABORATORY

Specimen Requirements

Container Type: Lithium Heparin (Green Top) or Serum Separator (Gold Top)
Specimen Type: Plasma or Serum
Preferred Volume: 1 mL
Emergency Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL
Specimen Processing: Separate serum or plasma from cells as soon as possible by centrifugation. Store and transport refrigerated. One freeze/thaw acceptable.

Limitations: Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.

Alternate Specimens: Plain Serum Tube (Red Top), EDTA Plasma (Lavender Top)


Stability: 

Temperature Time
Room Temp Unacceptable
Refrigerated 3 days
Frozen (-20 øC) 12 months

Method

ECLIA

Synonyms

HCG Beta, Qual, Pregnancy Test, Beta HCG, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Qualitative

CPT Codes

84703

Department

Chemistry

Test Schedule

Daily & STAT

Reference Lab

SCHS

Remarks

This method is calibrated according to the WHO 4th International Reference Preparation for Chorionic Gonadotropin (WHO 4th IRP 75/589).