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<< Back to searchTest Name: Calcitonin Level
Test Code: CLCT
Male Reference Interval
Age Category | Reference Interval | units |
0 y - <6 m | <34 | ng/L |
6 m - <12 m | <21 | ng/L |
12 m - <18 m | <15 | ng/L |
≥ 18 m | <11 | ng/L |
Female Reference Interval
Age Category | Reference Interval | units |
0 y - <6 m | <34 | ng/L |
6 m - <12 m | <21 | ng/L |
12 m - <18 m | <15 | ng/L |
18 m - <2 y | <11 | ng/L |
≥ 2 y | <7 | ng/L |
Turn around time: Analyzed within 4 days of receipt.
Collection Container: Red
Sample Type: Serum
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection and Shipping Requirements: Collect on ice, spin cold and freeze in false bottom or 13x75 polypropylene tube. Send frozen on dry ice.
Method: Sandwich immunoassay, electrochemiluminescence, Roche Cobas
Add on stability: Cannot be added on to previously collected sample.