91204 Serotonin - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91204 Serotonin

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit:

3 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood. Submit Frozen.

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
Place sample on ice. Immediately transfer whole blood to Serotonin transfer tube containing ascorbic acid.
Freeze sample within 2 hours of collection.
Patient prep: Abstain from medications for 72 hours prior to collection.
Medications that may affect results: lithium, MAO inhibitors,methyldopa, morphine and reserpine.

Rejection Criteria:

Samples not submitted in Serotonin transfer tubes

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Performed:

Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-7 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

84260

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 50-200 ng/mL