Test ID: Z0670
CPT code: 82677
LOINC: 2251-7
Specimen Type: Red or SST
Frequency: 2 – 4 days
Instructions: 1 mL Serum from Red or SST, Refrigerated. Min 0.3 mL.
Text: Evaluate fetal distress and placental function in the management of patients facing complications such as preëclampsia, fetal growth retardation, diabetes, Rh immunization, choriocarcinoma, and hydatidiform mole. May be elevated in hydrops fetalis in the presence of a dying fetus. May be low in the presence of a living anencephalic fetus.
Methodology: Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)