Test Code PTHWMN Parathyroid Hormone (PTH), Intact with minerals, Serum
Additional Codes
This panel requires two tube types: one red-top/gold serum and one green-top. See details below.
This panel includes
PTH intact
Calcium
Phosphorus
Creatinine
Day(s) Test Performed
Monday - Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83970 PTH, intact
82565 Creatinine
82310 Calcium
84100 Phosphorus
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay
Colormetric
Specimen
PTH
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum-gel tube (s) from a fasting patient (preferred). Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable. Spin down, separate from clot, and send 1mL of serum frozen in plastic vial.
CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS and CREATININE
Plasma- draw blood in green-top (lithium heparin) tube from a fasting patient (preferred). Hemolyzed or lipemic specimen is not acceptable. Label specimen with patient name (first and last), date of birth, date and time of draw, phlebotomists initials.