87970:FENTANYL AND METABOLITE, BLOOD
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Alias Names: |
Innovar / Sublimaze® |
Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography / Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) |
Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
Performed: |
Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
Released: |
72 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
CPT Code: |
80100-90 |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
Two 5 mL red top tubes. Also acceptable: Plasma or blood. Do not use serum separator tube (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). For urine, see Fentanyl and Metabolite, Quantitative, Urine (36288). |
Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial. |
Stability: |
14 days ambient or refrigerated, or 14 days frozen. |
Standard Volume: |
4 mL serum, plasma, or blood. |
Minimum Volume: |
2 mL serum, plasma, or blood (micro method; does not allow for repeats or confirmations). |
Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
Comments: |
Includes fentanyl and norfentanyl. Confirmation testing is automatically performed on all positive screens, at an additional charge. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |