92195:METHADONE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Alias Names: |
Dolophine |
Methodology: |
Gas Chromatography(GC) |
Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
Performed: |
Tuesday, Thursday |
Released: |
5-6 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
CPT Code: |
83840-90 |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: One 4 mL grey top tube (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) or 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 from cells and pour into plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
Standard Volume: |
3 mL serum or plasma. |
Minimum Volume: |
1.2 mL serum or plasma. |
Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
Comments: |
Therapeutic drug monitoring. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |