Macroprolactin

Specimen:

Test Code

YMPRL

Specimen Name

Macroprolactin

Collect

SST-Serum Also Acceptable: Lithium heparin or EDTA plasma.

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) of Serum or Plasma, Frozen.

Special Handling

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to a transport tube. If specimen is not received at that lab within 8 hours, it must be frozen.

Rejection Criteria

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Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA)

Performed

Sundays

Reported

2-9 days

CPT Codes

  • 84146 x2

Components

Monomeric Prolactin, Monomeric Prolactin Percent, Prolactin

Additional Information

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