Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Beckman)
General Information
- Lab Name
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Beckman)
- Lab Code
- TSH
- Epic Name
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
- Description
Results may be reported as a preliminary value under Lab Mnemonic TSHP
- Synonyms
- Sensitive TSH, Thyrotropin, TSH, TSH-Sensitive
- Components
Interpretation
- Method
Chemiluminescence
- Reference Range
-
Units: uIU/mL
Female Male Unknown Age Range Age Range Age Range 0- 0.400-5.000 0- 0.400-5.000 0- 0.400-5.000 Effective date: 09/19/2006
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Peripheral Blood
- Collection
-
HMC and UW-MT Onsite Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST or RED TOP tube
Unacceptable: LIME GREEN PST, LAVENDER TOP or GREEN TOP tube Pediatric: 2 Full GOLD MICROTAINER
Offsite Clinic or Other Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST or RED TOP tube Unacceptable: LIME GREEN PST, LAVENDER TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Pediatric: 2 Full GOLD MICROTAINER - Quantity
-
Requested: 1 mL serum
Minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Refrigerate serum.
Storage stability:
- Room temperature: up to 8 hours
- Refrigerated: up to 48 hours
- Frozen at −20 °C: longer than 48 hours
- Important: Thaw samples only once
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Automated Panels(CHA)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- No
- Performing Location(s)
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HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 84443
- LOINC
- 11580-8
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW2621
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW2621