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Propoxyphene and Metabolite, Serum/Plasma
Test Code38705
CPT Codes
80299
Includes
Propoxyphene and Norpropoxyphene
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel) or
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender or pink-top) or sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender or pink-top) or sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.
Known interference: Amitriptylilne
Known interference: Amitriptylilne
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 90 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 90 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube (SST® or PST)
Methodology
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
Setup Schedule
Set up: varies; Report available: 7 days
Clinical Significance
Identification and quantitation
