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PENTOBARBITAL, STAT SERUM TESTING TO UPMC
MessageAll requests for STAT PENTOBARBITAL TESTING testing must be approved by pathology. Please order "PENTOBARBITAL, SERUM" for routine testing.
Test Code
20
CPT Codes
82205
Preferred Specimen
One 4 mL DARK GREEN or RED TOP tube(uncentrifuged)
Pediatric: Two (2) mL whole blood in DARK GREEN or RED TOP tube.
Pediatric: Two (2) mL whole blood in DARK GREEN or RED TOP tube.
Instructions
Do not centrifuge sample and leave at ambient temperature. Please refer to the "STAT Testing to UPMC Job Aid" for additional information.
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Centrifuged samples or samples received in SST tubes.
Performing Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
UPMC Clinical Laboratory Building
3477 Euler Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-647-1022
Toxicology Phone: 412-647-6532
