Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Test Name

Calcitonin

External Price (excl. GST)

69.76

Adult Specimen

SST (gold), Heparin (light green). Send to laboratory on ice without delay. Allow serum to clot at 4oC, then separate in a cold centrifuge and freeze immediately.

Paediatric Specimen

1 ml plain (red), Heparin (light green). Allow serum to clot at 4oC, then separate in a cold centrifuge and freeze immediately.

Aliquot Transport

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Fortnightly

Laboratory Turnaround Time

Approximately fortnightly

Method

cobas e411

Unit of measurement

pg/ml

Reference interval

Uncertainty of measurement

10%

Minimum Volume

Registration Code

CALNP

HL7 mapping code

$CALN