Acetaminophen

Test Code

ACETA

Quest Code

201

CPT Codes
80143

Preferred Specimen

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

Patient Preparation
Collect as a trough just prior to next dose

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube, sodium or lithium heparin (green-top) tube, or fluoride/oxalate (gray-top) tube

Transport Container

Transport tube

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 10 days

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

Serum separator tube (SST)

Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

Setup Schedule

Days or nights (mon-fri) days (sat-sun) Sunday-saturday

Report Available

1 day

Reference Range

10-20 mg/L

Clinical Significance

Acetaminophen is an analgesic agent that may be hepatotoxic when ingested in quantities exceeding 150 mg/kg.

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics LLC

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Marlborough, MA 01752-3023

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