Posted Date
Effective Date
Update Type
Specimen collection or handling and/or storage changed
CPT Code
83520
Order Code
IGFB3
Referral Laboratory
Mayo Medical Laboratories
Effective August 27, 2020, MLabs will change the specimen requirements for Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein [IGFBP-3] (IGFB3) test per Mayo Medical Laboratories.
Current Specimen Requirements - SERUM
Temperature |
Time |
Frozen (preferred) |
14 Days |
Refrigerated |
24 Hrs |
New Specimen Requirements - SERUM
Temperature |
Time |
Frozen (preferred) |
14 Days |
Ambient |
72 Hrs |
Refrigerated |
72 Hrs |