Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin, Adult

• CPT Code: 82373
• LOINC:
• Specimen Type: Red or SST
• Frequency: Setup: Wed; Analytic time 5 days
• Instructions: 0.1mL serum from red or gel tube, frozen in plastic vial. Test is for adults - eval of alcohol abuse. See ZG739 for congenital disorder.
• Text: Useful for evaluation of alcohol abuse. Conditions such as hereditary fructose intolerance, glalactosemia, and other genetic or non-genetic causes of liver disease may also result in elevated CDT. Components: Z4297 Mono-oligo/Di-oligo Ratio; Z4298 Interpretation
• Methodology: Affinity Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (MS)