Ziprasidone, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

4334

Quest Code

17286

Alias/See Also

Quest 17286; Sunquest: ZIPR; Geodon, Zeldox

CPT Codes
80299

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or EDTA (pink-top) tube

Instructions

Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Container

Transport tube

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 1 year

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Serum separator tube (SST) • PST

Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Setup Schedule

p.m. Mon

Report Available

3-5 days at performing lab

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

200 Welsh Road

Horsham, PA 19044

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