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Baclofen, Serum or Plasma
Test CodeBASE
Quest Code
36662X
Alias/See Also
BASE
36662
36662
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.1 ml
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top), EDTA (pink-top), sodium heparin (green-top), sodium fluoride (gray-top), 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) or ACD solution B (yellow-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 4 months
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 4 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube (SST® or PST)
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
FDA Status
LDT
Setup Schedule
Sets up 3 days a week.
Report Available
1-6 Days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Therapeutic drug monitoring.
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
200 Welsh Rd.
Horsham, PA 19044