UCSF Clinical Laboratories Test Directory

Available Stat

Performing Lab

Quest

Methodology

RIA

Reported

Test run Tuesday, and Thursday. Turnaround time: 3-8 days.

Synonyms

FSH
HCG
LH
TSH
Alpha-PGH
Alpha-TSH
Alpha chains

Sample Type

Serum

Collect

Red top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

4 mL blood

Preferred Volume

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Room temperature 1 week, refrigerated 1 week, frozen at -20C 4 weeks

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Rejection Criteria

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Test Code

ASUB

Sendout

Yes

Performing Lab

Quest

Specimen Preparation

Freeze serum, Order Quest #8658X.

For Brown & Toland patients: order BTMOLT and FREEZE serum, Order LabCorp #140269.

Preferred Volume

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Rejection Criteria

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Room temperature 1 week, refrigerated 1 week, frozen at -20C 4 weeks

Units

ng/mL

Reference Interval

Males	<= 0.6 ng/mL
Premenopausal females	<= 1.5 ng/mL
Postmenopausal females	0.9-3.3 ng/mL
Pregnancy (1st & 2nd Trimest)	1.8-360 ng/mL
Hypothyroid patients	<= 3.7 ng/mL

CPT Codes

83159-90

LOINC Codes

30199-4

Available Stat

Test Code

ASUB

Performing Lab

Quest

Sendout

Yes

Methodology

RIA

Collect

Red top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

4 mL blood

Sample Type

Serum

Preferred Volume

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum

Rejection Criteria

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Specimen Preparation

Freeze serum, Order Quest #8658X.

For Brown & Toland patients: order BTMOLT and FREEZE serum, Order LabCorp #140269.

Units

ng/mL

Reference Interval

Males	<= 0.6 ng/mL
Premenopausal females	<= 1.5 ng/mL
Postmenopausal females	0.9-3.3 ng/mL
Pregnancy (1st & 2nd Trimest)	1.8-360 ng/mL
Hypothyroid patients	<= 3.7 ng/mL

Synonyms

FSH
HCG
LH
TSH
Alpha-PGH
Alpha-TSH
Alpha chains

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Room temperature 1 week, refrigerated 1 week, frozen at -20C 4 weeks

Reported

Test run Tuesday, and Thursday. Turnaround time: 3-8 days.

CPT Codes

83159-90

LOINC Codes

30199-4

Ordering

Available Stat

Performing Lab

Quest

Methodology

RIA

Reported

Test run Tuesday, and Thursday. Turnaround time: 3-8 days.

Synonyms

FSH
HCG
LH
TSH
Alpha-PGH
Alpha-TSH
Alpha chains

Collection

Sample Type

Serum

Collect

Red top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

4 mL blood

Preferred Volume

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Room temperature 1 week, refrigerated 1 week, frozen at -20C 4 weeks

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Rejection Criteria

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Processing

Test Code

ASUB

Sendout

Yes

Performing Lab

Quest

Specimen Preparation

Freeze serum, Order Quest #8658X.

For Brown & Toland patients: order BTMOLT and FREEZE serum, Order LabCorp #140269.

Preferred Volume

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Rejection Criteria

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Room temperature 1 week, refrigerated 1 week, frozen at -20C 4 weeks

Result Interpretation

Units

ng/mL

Reference Interval

Males	<= 0.6 ng/mL
Premenopausal females	<= 1.5 ng/mL
Postmenopausal females	0.9-3.3 ng/mL
Pregnancy (1st & 2nd Trimest)	1.8-360 ng/mL
Hypothyroid patients	<= 3.7 ng/mL

Administrative

CPT Codes

83159-90

LOINC Codes

30199-4

Complete View

Available Stat

Test Code

ASUB

Performing Lab

Quest

Sendout

Yes

Methodology

RIA

Collect

Red top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

4 mL blood

Sample Type

Serum

Preferred Volume

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum

Rejection Criteria

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyiss, lipemia

Specimen Preparation

Freeze serum, Order Quest #8658X.

For Brown & Toland patients: order BTMOLT and FREEZE serum, Order LabCorp #140269.

Units

ng/mL

Reference Interval

Males	<= 0.6 ng/mL
Premenopausal females	<= 1.5 ng/mL
Postmenopausal females	0.9-3.3 ng/mL
Pregnancy (1st & 2nd Trimest)	1.8-360 ng/mL
Hypothyroid patients	<= 3.7 ng/mL

Synonyms

FSH
HCG
LH
TSH
Alpha-PGH
Alpha-TSH
Alpha chains

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Room temperature 1 week, refrigerated 1 week, frozen at -20C 4 weeks

Reported

Test run Tuesday, and Thursday. Turnaround time: 3-8 days.

CPT Codes

83159-90

LOINC Codes

30199-4