Test Code LAB9020 Procalcitonin - (PCT) Testing for COPD Exacerbation and Lower Respiratory Infections

Important Note

Serum must be separated from gel within 8 hours of collection.

Testing for COPD Exacerbation and Lower Respiratory Infections for patients with a diagnosis of COPD exacerbation.

This test is NOT orderable on OutPatients - however it is orderable on patients in other hospitals and facilities treating COVID -19 patients.

LRTI: <0.10 ng/mL

Sepsis: <0.50 ng/mL

Critical values (automatic call-back): >0.5 ng/mL

LRTI

CPT code: 84145

TidalHealth Peninsula Regional - Core Laboratory: Chemistry

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube. Serum must be separated from gel within 8 hours of collection.

This test is STAT for the initial level.

Subsequent orders are ordered TIMED.

Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)