91204 Serotonin, Whole Blood

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

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

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Immediately transfer whole blood to Serotonin tranport tube. Mix well and freeze immediately. Specimen must be preserved and frozen within 2 hours of collection. Serotonin transport tubes available from Client Services 1-800-700-6891.

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 24 Hour(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Performed:

Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Reported:

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

84260 - Serotonin

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 50-200 ng/mL