HCG Beta, Plasma

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00041

Billable EAP Codes:

80001800 x 1

CPT Codes:

84702 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours
Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Units:

mIU/mL

Specimen Requirements:

4 mL blood in a GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a 1.0 mL GREEN top, lithium heparin tube.

Reference Range:

Birth to 3 months old: Less than 50 mlU/mL.
Premenopausal and nonpregnant: Less than or equal to 1 mIU/mL.
Postmenopausal: Less than 7 mIU/mL.

 hCG Ranges during normal pregnancy
 Weeks Post Last Menstrual Period  Approx. hCG Range (mIU/mL)
 3 up to 4 Weeks  9 to 130
 4 up to 5 Weeks  75 to 2600
 5 up to 6 Weeks  850 to 20800
 6 up to 7 Weeks  4000 to 100200
 7 up to 12 Weeks  11500 to 289000
 12 up to 16 Weeks  18300 to 137000
 16 up to 29 Weeks  1400 to 53000
 29 up to 41 Weeks  940 to 60000

Comments:

Not validated for use with CSF.
This test has not been approved for use as a tumor marker in males or females.

Synonyms:

Pregnancy Test
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Serum, Quantitative