81112:MITOTANE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Methodology: |
Gas Chromatography (GC) |
Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
Performed: |
Tuesday, Thursday |
Released: |
48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
CPT Code: |
82491-90 |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
Two 5 mL red top tubes. Also acceptable: EDTA plasma. Do not use serum separator tubes (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). |
Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
Stability: |
14 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 12 month frozen. |
Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |