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HelpTest Code TROP-I HS Troponin I, High Sensitive
Performing Laboratory
| Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
| General Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-6244 |
| Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-2385 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Plateau Medical Center Laboratory | 304-469-8621 |
Specimen Requirements
Plasma- Plasma-Mint Green, Dark Green Lithium Heparin or Serum-SST gold top, red top
Allow SST or red top to completely clot
Spin and physically separate plasma/serum from contact with cells as soon as possible
4 mL of plasma/serum (minimum 2 mL)
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
Storage and Stability
| Room temperature 15-30oC | 4 hrs |
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | 48 hrs |
| Frozen <-20oC | 3 days |
Reference Values
Male: <20 pg/mL
Female: <15 pg/mL
Critical Value >49 pg/mL
Call care provider: First value > 49 pg/mL per calendar day
Methodology
Chemiluminescent two-site immunoenzymatic sandwich assay
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
CPT Coding
84484