91040 Caffeine - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91040 Caffeine

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:

0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82491 - Chromatography, Column

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 6-20 ug/mL