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Ethanol, Blood
Test Code17996
CPT Codes
82055
Preferred Specimen
"Whole blood or serum
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Minimum Volume
"0.5 mL
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Instructions
"Refrigerate
Do not prepare venipuncture site with alcohol or remove stopper from tube.
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Do not prepare venipuncture site with alcohol or remove stopper from tube.
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Transport Container
"Gray-top (sodium fluoride) tube (preferred) or red-top tube. Submit original unopened tube.
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Specimen Stability
"Room temperature 14 days
Refrigerated 14 days
Frozen 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles Stable x3
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Refrigerated 14 days
Frozen 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles Stable x3
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Methodology
"Gas chromatography (GC) "
Reference Range
"Negative (cutoff = 0.010%)
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