Test Code CHURP CU Index Panel
Additional Codes
Panel includes:
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Assay cellular function
Microsomal antibodies
Thyroglobulin antibody
Specimen Requirements
Draw specimen in plain red tube. Allow to clot and spin down and separate. Must be separated within 2 hours of draw. Submit 3 ml serum.
Note: Label specimen with patient’s name (first and last), date of birth, date and time of draw, and phlebotomist’s initials.
Test Classification and CPT Coding
84443 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
86352 Assay cellular function
86376 Microsomal antibodies
86800 Thyroglobulin antibodies
Methodology
Ex vivo challenge, cell culture and histamine analysis