Test Details
Mnemonic
ACETA
Ordering Code
1750020
CPT-4 Code(s)
80143
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Green sodium or lithium heparin, lavender EDTA, gray sodium fluoride
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST)
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Reference Range
Therapeutic value: 10 – 25 µg/mL
Toxic concentration: >200 µg/mL
(4 hours after ingestion)
>50 µg/mL
(12 hours after ingestion)
Toxic concentration: >200 µg/mL
(4 hours after ingestion)
>50 µg/mL
(12 hours after ingestion)
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory