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General Information:

 

Top 3 Reference Laboratory Test Catalogs for Miscellaneous Lab Test Orders:

 

Specimen Collection Information:

Reference Intervals:

System-Wide MaineHealth Laboratory Reference Intervals (Common tests only)

 

Critical Values:

System-Wide MaineHealth Laboratory Critical Values

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code PCT Procalcitonin

Important Note

This test is available for inpatients under 90 days of age at Maine Medical Center campuses only.

 

Please note:  testing is performed at MMC-Portland. 

Specimens collected at other MMC sites will experience a longer Turn Around Time

Additional Codes

Software Test Code
Label Text PCT
EPIC LAB20605

 

Performing Laboratory

NorDx Laboratories

Useful For

  • Diagnosing bacteremia and septicemia in adults and children (including neonates)
  • Diagnosing kidney involvement in urinary tract infection in children
  • Diagnosing bacterial infection in neutropenic patients
  • Diagnosing, risk stratification, and monitoring of septic shock
  • Diagnosing systemic secondary infection post-surgery, and in severe trauma, burns, and multiorgan failure
  • Differential diagnosis of bacterial versus viral meningitis
  • Differential diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial versus viral pneumonia
  • Monitoring of therapeutic response to antibacterial therapy

Method Name

Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay (ECLIA)

Reference Values

Patients < 72 hours old:

< 2.00 ng/mL

Patients  ≥ 72 hours old:

 ≤ 0.15 ng/mL

Days and Times Test Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

1 Day

Available STAT

Specimen Type

Submit one of the following:

~ Plasma

~ Serum

Preferred Container

Plasma Separator Tube (PST) 

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Preferred Volume

Plasma: 1 mL (Plasma Separator Tube (PST))

Serum: 1 mL (Serum Separator Tube (SST))

Minimum Volume

Collecting minimum volumes can result in a need for sample recollection, and/or a delay in results. Minimum volumes are subjective and cannot account for all aspects of specimen and testing needs. Refer to the Preferred Volume section for optimal volumes for laboratory specimens.

 

Plasma: 0.5 mL (Plasma Separator Tube (PST))

Serum: 0.5 mL (Serum Separator Tube (SST))

Specimen Collection and Handling

Spin specimen, separate from clot and send refrigerated.

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Plasma Refrigerated 2 days
  Ambient 24 hours
  Frozen 12 months

Must be spun/separated within 2 hours.

 

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated 2 days
  Ambient 24 hours
  Frozen 12 months

Must be spun/separated within 2 hours.

Add On Capable

Yes

Advance Beneficiary Notice Requirements

No ABN Required

CPT Code Information

CPT Code CPT Description CPT Disclaimer
84145

Procalcitonin

  

LOINC Code Information

33959-8

Acceptable Alternative Container(s)

Red Top Tube