Methadone
Order Code: METHADO
Epic Lab Code: LAB3593
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum or Plasma
Collection Medium:
and
Red top tube Red top tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Pink top tube, Green top tube 4 mL (Na Heparin)
Minimum:
Collect TWO full 5 mL plain red top. Also accepted TWO full 6 mL pink K2 EDTA or green tubes. Adult preferred minimum: 4.0 mL serum or plasma Adult/Pediatric absolute minimum: 2.0 mL serum or plasma
Rejection Criteria:
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Separator tubes and plasma or whole blood from lt. blue (sodium citrate).
Analytic Time:
4 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
By report
Interpretive Data:
The absence of expected drug(s) and/or drug metabolite(s) may indicate non-compliance, inappropriate timing of specimen collection relative to drug administration, poor drug absorption, or limitations of testing. The concentration value must be greater than or equal to the cutoff to be reported as positive. For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and/or Liquid Chromatography- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
83840