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Hypoglycemic Panel, Serum/Plasma
Test Code19595
CPT Codes
80377 (HCPCS: G0480)
Includes
Chlorpropamide, Glimepiride, Glipizide, Glyburide, Nateglinide, Pioglitazone, Repaglinide, Rosiglitazone, Tolazamide, Tolbutamide
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (gray-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: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 24 months
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 24 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature • Polymer gel separation tube • Serum separator tube (SST®)
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Setup Schedule
Set up: As needed; Report available: 5 days
