Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed:
Varies
Reported:
3-10 days
Specimen Required:
Collect: Plain red, lavender (EDTA) or Gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate)..
Specimen Preparation: Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.21 mL)
Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated. Also acceptable: Room temperature and frozen.
Unacceptable Conditions: Separator tubes.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 1 month; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 month
Reference Interval:
By report
CPT Code(s):
80299
Cross References:
Acycloguanosine (Acyclovir (Zovirax®), Serum or Plasma)
, Zovirax® (Acyclovir (Zovirax®), Serum or Plasma)
