97005 Alcohol, Legal

Specimen:

Collect:

Two 4 mL Gray Top

Also Acceptable
Two 7.5 mL SST
Two 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

Two 4 mL Gray Top. Submit Refrigerated.

Also Acceptable
Two 7.5 mL SST. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Two 4 mL Green Top (Li Hep). Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

FOR LEGAL PURPOSES ONLY!
Special Form - Requires a completed Chain of Custody (COC) form; submit with specimen. Use security seals from the COC form to seal specimen tubes.

Rejection Criteria:

Do Not Cleanse Patient with Alcohol to prep for phlebotomy.
Do Not open collection tube, submit entire SST tube (spun) or whole blood.

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Enzymatic

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-4 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82055 - Alcohol