Barbiturate Screen
Order Code: BRATE
Epic Lab Code: LAB2669
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Call laboratory for additional acceptable specimen collection containers.
Minimum:
Prefered Adult Minimum: 4.0 mL serum Absolute Adult/Pediatric Minimum: 2.0 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Serum separator and lt. blue (sodium citrate) tubes.
Turn Around Time:
5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Interpretive Data:
Drugs covered: butalbital, amorbarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital, and phenobarbital. Positive cutoff: 50 ng/mL. For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectometry
CPT Code:
82205