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Laboratory Information

Test Name

PTH

Synonyms

Parathyroid Hormone

External Price (excl. GST)

29.16

Specimen Collection

Specimen Collection and Transport Protocols

Ideally an adjusted calcium and phosphate should be requested on the same sample.

Adult Specimen

SST (Gold) only

Paediatric Specimen

0.6 mL plain (Red) only

Instructions for Referral to Waikato Lab

Aliquot Transport

Frozen

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Fri, 0800 - 1630 excl. Public Holidays

Laboratory Turnaround Time

2 days

Method

Cobas Pro

Unit of measurement

pmol/L

Reference interval

1.6 – 6.9 pmol/L

Uncertainty of measurement

10%

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

PTH

HL7 mapping code

$PTH

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