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PTH (Intact)*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as PTH (Intact)

For quantitative determination of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in plasma. This assay is intended to be used to aid in the differential diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism.

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Plasma  

Container/Tube: Lavendar EDTA

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL plasma

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Reference Values

17.9-58.6 pg/ml

Day(s) Performed

Daily

Analytical Time:

1 day

Available Stat

Performing Laboratory

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83970

Instrumentation

Roche Cobas