Thyroid Antibodies
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container(s):
- Preferred: Red gel
- Acceptable: Red or Lithium heparin mint green gel
Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer
Turn Around Time
2-3 hours
Availability
Routine
Includes
Microsomal (thyroid peroxidase) antibodies and Thyroglobulin (thyroid globulin) antibodies
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: serum or plasma
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Chemistry
Instrumentation/Methodology
Immulite
Reference Ranges
Thyroid peroxidase 0-35 IU/mL
Thyroid globulin 0-40 IU/mL
CPT
86376
86800