Pancreatic Polypeptide

Label Mnemonic:	PANP
Epic code:	LAB3787
Downtime form:	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