91179 Phenytoin, Free and Total

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

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

Special Handling:

Separate from cells ASAP
SST: Serum in a gel separator tube stored at room temperature is acceptable if separated from the gel within 2 hours. Serum in a gel separator tube stored refrigerated is acceptable if separated from the gel within 1 hour.

Stability:

Ambient: 4 Day(s); Refrigerated: 4 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Quantitative EMIT Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

80185

80186

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93265 - FREE PHENYTOIN	93272 - % FREE PHENYTOIN
93273 - TOTAL PHENYTOIN