High Performance Liquid Chromatography / Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS)
Edit Date:
7/1/2010
Performed:
Monday-Friday
Released:
Next day
CPT Code:
80299
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: One 4 mL grey top tube (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate), or one 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). DO NOT use serum separator tube (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST).
Handling:
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells into a plastic vial. Refrigerate
Stability:
6 weeks ambient, 6 weeks refrigerated, or 6 weeks frozen.