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DIPYRIDAMOLE, SERUM/PLASMA

Test Code
DIP (OE & LAB), QUEST (6115)


CPT Codes
80299

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


Minimum Volume
0.21 mL


Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: 
EDTA (Lavender top)


OR
EDTA (pink top)

 


Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a transport tube


Transport Container
Transport tube


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube (SST) • Polymer gel separation tube


Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Setup Schedule
Daily


Report Available
7-9 days


Clinical Significance
Therapeutic drug monitoring


Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
200 Welsh Road
Horsham, PA 19044




The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.