87165:NICOTINE AND COTININE, SERUM OR PLASMA
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Liquid Chromatography / Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) |
| Edit Date: |
11/16/2009 |
| Components: |
Nicotine / Cotinine / 3-OH-Cotinine |
| Performed: |
Monday-Friday |
| Released: |
1-4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
83887-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
Two 5 mL red top tubes. Also acceptable: Two 4 mL lavender top tubes (EDTA) or one 10 mL green top tube (sodium heparin). Do not use serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Allow serum to clot, centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
7 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 3 years frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
4 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST; repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |