93627 Fluphenazine - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

93627 Fluphenazine

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

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

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:

Separate from cells ASAP
Measure at least two weeks after initiating treatment
Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection

Rejection Criteria:

Avoid SST
Citrated plasma. Tubes that contain liquid anticoagulant

Stability:

Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed:

Tuesday, Friday

Reported:

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

84022

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 0.2-2.0 ng/mL