Oxcarbazepine (10-Hydroxy Met) Drug Level
Order Code: OXCBZ
Epic Lab Code: LAB484
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen(s):
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Whole blood. Gel separator tubes, light blue (citrate), or yellow (SPS or ACD solution).
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory within 1 hour of collection.
Turn Around Time:
1-2 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Therapeutic Range: 15 - 35 μg/mL
Interpretive Data:
Assayed as the monohydroxy metabolite (MHD). No critical range has been established.
Methodology:
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
82491