Test ID: ZH349
Component(s): Z8112 SRA, Low Dose Heparin LOINC: 77728-4, Z8113 SRA, High Dose Heparin LOINC: 50727-7, Z8115 SRA, Interpretation LOINC: 66488-8
CPT code: 82542
LOINC:
Specimen SST or Red
Frequency: 3 – 7 days
Instructions: 1.0 mL Serum from SST or red top tube, Frozen. Min 0.5 mL.
Text: Confirmatory assay used in the evaluation of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).
Methodology: The serotonin levels are measured by a highly sensitive liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectroscopy method.