Benztropine, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

6055

Preferred Specimen

Red Top

Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or EDTA (pink-top) tube

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
Refrigerate: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Serum separator tube (SST) • PST

Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Setup Schedule

Evening shift Mon, Wed, Fri

Report Available

3 days

Clinical Significance

Therapeutic drug monitoring.

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.