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Propoxyphene and Metabolite, Serum/Plasma
Test Code38705
CPT Codes
80367
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel), or
2 mL plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube, or 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube
2 mL plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube, or 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in an EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 90 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 90 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)
Methodology
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Setup Schedule
Set up: Varies; Report available: 7 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Identification and Quantitation
