Ziprasidone, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

ZIPR

Quest Code

17286

Alias/See Also

Geodan

CPT Codes
80299

Preferred Specimen

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

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 plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Container

Transport tube

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 1 year

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

Serum Separator Tube (SST^®) • PST

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

Setup Schedule

Mon

Report Available

9 days

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.