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Additional Codes
LAB36
Performing Laboratory
MBMC Main Laboratory
Methodology
Homogeneous enzyme immunoassay
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Alternative Specimen Type: Serum
Alternative Container/Tube: Gold, Serum gel
Alternative Specimen Volume: Full tube
Collection Instructions: Collection time is AFTER dose administration as follows:
-Intramuscular: 1 hour
-Intravenous: 30 minutes after infusion (check with nurse for length of infusion)
-PEAK and TROUGH levels should be scheduled around the same dose
-TOXIC or STAT blood specimen is drawn immediately
-BASELINE blood specimen is drawn at time specified by physician
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Turnaround Time:
STAT: 1 hour after receipt in laboratory
Routine: within 4 hours
Reference Values
0-18 years: 8.0-12.0 mcg/mL
18-150 years: 3.0-10.0 mcg/mL
Critical values (automatic call-back): None
Interpretive Data
≥18yrs:
Therapeutic Range:
UTI: 3-5 mcg/mL
Systemic illness: 6-8 mcg/mL
Sepsis: 8-10 mcg/mL
Test Classification and CPT Coding
Test Classification:This test has been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer’s instructions.
CPT Code:
80200
Stability
3 days Refrigerated