Test ID: SER
Serotonin, Serum
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
84395
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
In conjunction with, or as an alternative to, with 5-HIAA or serum chromogranin A measurements as a first-line test in the diagnosis of carcinoid syndrome. This includes the differential diagnosis of isolated symptoms suggestive of carcinoid syndrome, in particular flushing. As a second-line test (5-HIAA or serum chromogranin A measurements are first-line tests) in the follow-up of patients with known or treated carcinoid tumors.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Serotonin, S
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