91345 Haloperidol - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91345 Haloperidol

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

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

Submit:

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

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

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes
Tubes that contain liquid anticoagulant
Citrated plasma

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Quantitative Liquid Chromatogrphy-Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

80173

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 2.0-15.0 ng/mL