Test Name: | Insulin - Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF - 1) |
Epic Order Code: | LAB526 | | |
CPT Code: | 84305 | | |
Specimen(s) Type: | Serum, 0.5 mL | | |
Acceptable Container(s): | ![closeup of specimen collection tube](/som/Departments and Offices/SOM Departments/Pathology/UMMC Lab Services/Lab Test List/Laboratory/images/SST.png) Tops are gold and red. |
Testing Schedule: | Monday-Saturday |
Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA | | |
| Routine: 2-4 days |
Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain by standard collection procedures. |
Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. |
Reference Clients: | If unable to deliver to the lab within 1 hour, centrifuge the specimen and remove serum from the red cells. Store and transport at -20° C within 10 days. |
Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient volume, incorrect/delay in transport, hemolysis. |
Reference Range: | See patient report. |
Additional Information: | Useful for diagnosing growth disorders, adult growth hormone deficiency, monitoring of recombinant human growth hormone treatment and diagnosis and follow-up of acromegaly and gigantism. |