ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Parathyroid Hormone, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) : 2001491

Mnemonic: PTH FNA

Methodology: Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: Within 24 hours
Specimen Required: Collect: Fine needle aspiration in saline. Also acceptable: Non-viscous body fluids.

Storage/Transport Temperature: 0.5 mL saline needle rinse, frozen. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Remarks: Indicate source on test request form. Centrifuge to remove cellular material. Specimen must be non-viscous and free of particulate matter. Heparin or EDTA specimen tubes are also acceptable.

Unacceptable Conditions: Viscous specimens.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 1 day; Frozen: 6 months
Reference Interval:
None
Interpretive Data: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is measured by the Roche E170 method.  This test is FDA cleared but is not labeled for use with FNA fluid. The performance characteristics of this test were determined by ARUP. 
CPT Code(s): 83970
 
 

 

 

 
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