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