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Thyroglobulin

Alternative Names:

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

THYROGLOB

Specimen Types:

Blood

Container Types:

SST

Adults Volume or Mass:

5 mL

Minimum/Paediatric Volume or Mass:

1 mL

Collection & Request Instructions:

Useful in monitoring of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

Room Temperature

Assay Frequency:

Weekdays

MBS Rebatable:

Yes

MBS Item No.:

66650

Billing Information:

Also MBS Item Nos. 66651, 66652, and 66653

Additional Notes:

Test is performed on Roche cobas e801(ECLIA)

Reference Interval: 3.5 - 77 ug/L

Reference Interval Source : Roche TGII kit insert 2021-12,V3.0

Note: Biotin supplementation may cause falsely low results due to interference with the Thyroglobulin assay. If the patient is known to be taking Biotin, interpret results with caution and contact the Chemical Pathologist (03) 90763118 if further discussion is required.