81030:BUPIVACAINE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Levobupivacaine Marcaine® / Sensorcaine® |
| Methodology: |
Gas Chromatography (GC) |
| Edit Date: |
9/9/2010 |
| Performed: |
Tuesday, Thursday |
| Released: |
24 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
| CPT Code: |
82491-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Do not use serum separator tube (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). Also acceptable: Heparinized plasma. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Standard Volume: |
3 mL serum or plasma |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 µL serum or plasma |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |
