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Toluene, Blood
Test Code6328
CPT Codes
84600
Preferred Specimen
2 mL whole blood collected in a sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (gray-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 60 days
Frozen: 6 months
Refrigerated: 60 days
Frozen: 6 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature
Methodology
Headspace Gas Chromatography (GC)
Setup Schedule
A.M.
Clinical Significance
Occupational exposure monitoring