Digoxin, Serum or Plasma

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Also Acceptable:
  • One Gray Top

Submit

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

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

Special Handling

  • Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
  • Collect specimen no sooner than 6 hours after dose.

Stability

Ambient: 28 Day(s); Refrigerated: 28 Day(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Varies

Reported

13-17 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 80162

Components

  • 91793 - DIGOXIN
Last Updated: November 15, 2025 @ 10:13 am

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