91336 Oxcarbazepine - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91336 Oxcarbazepine

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Citrated plasma. Tubes that contain liquid anticoagulant
Use of separator tubes

Stability:

Ambient: 6 Week(s); Refrigerated: 6 Week(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82491