Pancreatic Polypeptide
Label Mnemonic: PANP
Epic code: LAB3787
Downtime form: A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1.0 mL serum from a 10 hour fasting patient.
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL serum from a 10 hour fasting patient.
Rejection Criteria:
Plasma. Severely hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.
Turn Around Time:
11 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
0 - 435 pg/mL
Comments:
Patient must be fasting for ten hours prior to collection of sample.
Methodology:
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
CPT Code:
83519