Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TURNAROUND TIME: 2-9 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Male: < 50 years: 0.0-0.8 mIU/mL
> 50 years: 0.3-1.8 mIU/mL
Female: premenopausal: 0.0-1.1 mIU/mL
postmenopausal: 0.0-3.9 mIU/mL
OTHER NAMES: Pituitary Glycoproteins, Alpha Subunit
METHODOLOGY: Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)
CLINICAL USE: Tumor marker
CPT: 83519
[ALPHAG] ALPHA-GLOBIN GENE ANALYSIS
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature;
Refrigerated amniotic fluid or chorionic
villus
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA) or Yellow (ACD)-whole blood
Sterile container (amniotic fluid)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL whole blood
20 mL amniotic fluid
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 mL whole blood
10 mL amniotic fluid
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
REFERENCE RANGE: Interpretive report
METHODOLOGY: Southern blot and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
CPT: 83891, 83892 x 3, 83894 x7, 83896 x 2, 83897 x 2, 83901,
83912
[ALPHAL] Alpha-L-iduronidase (Hurler)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Yellow (ACD)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Do NOT freeze
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday-Thursday
METHODOLOGY: Spectrophotometry
CLINICAL USE: Screen for Hurler Syndrome
CPT: 82657
[ALPHGLUC] Alpha-Glucosidase
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Fibroblasts at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: T-25 flasks
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 flasks
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
CPT: 82963
[ALPORT] COMPLETE ALPORT SYNDROME
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Must be received in laboratory by 2:00 pm on
day collected (Monday through Thursday only)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 15 mL