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Diazepam, Serum
MessageLabCorp
Test Code
7989
Alias/See Also
"Diastat®
Diastat® AcuDial™
Diazepam Intensol™
Valium"
Diastat® AcuDial™
Diazepam Intensol™
Valium"
CPT Codes
80154
Includes
"Diazepam; nordiazepam (diazepam metabolite)
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Preferred Specimen
"Serum or plasma
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Minimum Volume
"0.4 mL
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Other Acceptable Specimens
plasma
Transport Container
"Red-top tube, lavender-top (EDTA) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube. Do not use a gel-barrier tube. The use of gel-barrier tubes is not recommended due to slow absorption of the drug by the gel. Depending on the specimen volume and storage time, the decr
Transport Temperature
"Refrigerate
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Gel-barrier tube
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Methodology
"High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) "