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Test Code FESTRA Free Estradiol  

Important Note

Direct measure of free estradiol in serum. Most accurate measure of bioactive estradiol.
 

Additional Codes

2006160

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Collection Instructions

Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
 

Collection Volume

4.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Testing Volume

1.0 mL

Rejection Criteria

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Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Tuesday

Test Alias

2006160; High Sensitivity Free Estradiol
 

CPT Coding

82670

EPIC Code

LAB9028

Methodology

Equilibrium Dialysis/HPLC-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, GRN-PST, R-NoGel
 

Transport

Refrigerated

Turn Around Time

3-11 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

LOINC

2240-0