Test Details
Result Turnaround Time
Within 1 day
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Test Includes
Long-term serial monitoring of results; color graphic summary report
Special Instructions
The account must submit the patient's Social Security number to monitor. Values obtained with different assay methods should not be used interchangeably in serial testing. It is recommended that only one assay method be used consistently to monitor each patient's course of therapy. To order this test without the serial monitor service, use test 004416. For a complete test description, see Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), β-Subunit, Quantitative.
This test may exhibit interference when sample is collected from a person who is consuming a supplement with a high dose of biotin (also termed as vitamin B7 or B8, vitamin H, or coenzyme R). It is recommended to ask all patients who may be indicated for this test about biotin supplementation. Patients should be cautioned to stop biotin consumption at least 72 hours prior to the collection of a sample.
Limitations
This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined, by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Specimen Requirements
LOINC® Map
Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
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480038 | hCG, Beta Subunit, Qn (Serial) | 480058 | HCG, Beta Chain, Quant, S | mIU/mL | 45194-8 | |
480038 | hCG, Beta Subunit, Qn (Serial) | 511958 | 80563-0 | |||
Order Code | 480038 | |||||
Order Code Name | hCG, Beta Subunit, Qn (Serial) | |||||
Order Loinc | ||||||
Result Code | 480058 | |||||
Result Code Name | HCG, Beta Chain, Quant, S | |||||
UofM | mIU/mL | |||||
Result LOINC | 45194-8 | |||||
Order Code | 480038 | |||||
Order Code Name | hCG, Beta Subunit, Qn (Serial) | |||||
Order Loinc | ||||||
Result Code | 511958 | |||||
Result Code Name | ||||||
UofM | ||||||
Result LOINC | 80563-0 |