Specimen Requirements

Title

PREGNANCY, SERUM HCG, QUALITATIVE)

Specimen Requirement

Collect SST or red top/0.5 mL serum. If collecting SST, allow 30 minutes of clotting, centrifuge and refrigerate serum.

Methodology

Rapid Chromatic Immunoassay

Stability

Room temp: 48 hours, Refrigerated: 48 hours

Reference Range

By Report

Turnaround

1 day

Clinical Use

Confirmation of pregnancy.

Test Code

SPREG