33310:LIDOCAINE (XYLOCAINE)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Particle Enhanced Immunoassay (PETENIA) |
| Edit Date: |
1/5/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
80176 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA) or one 4 mL green top tube (heparin). NOTE: Separator gel tubes may NOT be used as lidocaine may be extracted by the gel. |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection and separate into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
6 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 1 year frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
150 µL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Use of a gel barrier tube; more than 2 hours between collection and centrifugation. |