Test ID: ZG151
Component(s): Z0654 Normetanephrine, Pl LOINC: 2669-0, Z0655 Metanephrine, Pl LOINC: 38494-1
CPT code: 83835
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Lav (EDTA)
Frequency: 3 – 6 days
Instructions: 0.6 mL Plasma from Lav (EDTA), Refrigerated, Draw in chilled tube. Min 0.4 mL.
Text: Evaluation of catecholamine-secreting tumors of the adrenal medulla (pheochromocytomas) and extra-adrenal sympathetic and para-sympathetic paragangliomas.
Methodology: Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)