91018 Amitriptyline + Nortriptyline

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)
One 4 mL Gray Top

Submit:

2 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:1 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

Ambient: 5 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

80152 - TDM Amitriptyline

80182 - TDM Nortriptyline

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93258 - TOTAL	93259 - AMITRIPTYLINE
93271 - NORTRIPTYLINE