Test Details
Mnemonic
ALPRZ
Ordering Code
1751100
CPT-4 Code(s)
80346 (G0480)
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST)
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
Therapeutic: 7 – 40 ng/mL
Toxic: >100 ng/mL
Toxic: >100 ng/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory